Bianca Andreescu began her day Saturday the same way she started every morning during her run to the U.S. Open title. By meditating and visualizing how she could beat her next opponent.
Those practices, adopted by the Canadian teenager years ago, seem to be working for her throughout her breakout season.
And SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 visualization session B次元官网网址� where she saw herself defeating American superstar Serena Williams for the U.S. Open championship B次元官网网址� worked especially well.
B次元官网网址淚 put myself in situations (that) I think can happen in a match, basically,B次元官网网址� Andreescu said Saturday night, hours after at Arthur Ashe Stadium. B次元官网网址淚 just find ways to deal with that so IB次元官网网址檓 prepared for anything that comes my way.
B次元官网网址淚 think your biggest weapon is to be as prepared as you can. I really think that working your mind (is important) because at this level everyone knows how to play tennis.
B次元官网网址淭he thing that separates the best from the rest is just the mindset.B次元官网网址�
The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont. B次元官网网址� CanadaB次元官网网址檚 first Grand Slam singles champion B次元官网网址� added meditation to her daily routine when her mother introduced her to it as a young adolescent.
She said she visualized her match against Williams unfolding, thinking about how certain points might play out, when she woke up Saturday morning.
It wasnB次元官网网址檛 the first time Andreescu had thought about playing the 37-year-old in a Grand Slam final.
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B次元官网网址淚 guess these visualizations really, really work,B次元官网网址� she added with a laugh.
Andreescu talked about her meditative process throughout the U.S. Open, and said after her semifinal victory against Belinda Bencic that she had visualized winning the Grand Slam in New York B次元官网网址� even writing herself a fake winnerB次元官网网址檚 cheque B次元官网网址� when she was 15.
The US$3.85 million she earned with SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 victory was more than she had envisioned back then, though.
B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e never held that much money in my life,B次元官网网址� she said with a wide smile. B次元官网网址淏ut yeah, like I said, I guess those visualizations are really working for me. ItB次元官网网址檚 just crazy.B次元官网网址�
AndreescuB次元官网网址檚 win extends her championship run to two straight tournaments, including last monthB次元官网网址檚 Rogers Cup when she also beat Williams, and improves her ranking to a career-high No. 5 B次元官网网址� up from No. 152 at the start of this year.
SheB次元官网网址檚 also 8-0 against top 10 opponents, with all eight of those wins coming in 2019.
Melissa Couto, The Canadian Press
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