Asked what she thinks about Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep is confident that the young athlete will come back strong after the injury that kept her on the sidelines for the last two months. The Canadian of Romanian origin has not played since March, since the tournament in Miami , where she was eliminated in the round of 16 by the Estonian Anett Kontaveit .
I heard that she took a few tournaments off because she was injured, so it won’t be easy for her to come back very strong, but she has enough time, she’s very young, she’s very strong. I think she’s mentally strong, so I see her in a good position and I think her future will be very good “, said Halep before the debut of Roland Garros 2019.
The Romanian will play in the 1st round of the Parisian Grand Slam against the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic , while Andreescu will have the Czech Marie Bouzkova as her opponent , who entered the draw as a lucky loser.
Bianca Andreescu climbed 156 places compared to the beginning of the yearÂ
Bianca Andreescu (18 years old) is ranked 22nd in the WTA and seeded number 22 at Roland Garros after an excellent year, in which she won the title at Indian Wells, played the final in Auckland and reached the semifinals in Acapulco .
Andreescu had a fulminant ascent in the world hierarchy: at the end of last year he was in 178thplace in the world.
Bianca Andreescu did not miss any opportunity to say how much she appreciates the former first place holder in the WTA rankings.
” I would like to play a Grand Slam final with Serena or Simona. I like Simona very much. I admire her, I keep my eyes on her. She is a really good player and I hope to end up like her or maybe even better ” he declared Bianca Andreescu in an interview for CBC.
