Bianca Andreescu has been building towards her win at Indian Wells for a long time (SNCaroline)
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — In 2011, a bright eyed, lanky 20-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., burst onto the tennis scene. Milos Raonic started the year ranked 156 in the world and following a fourth round appearance at the Australian Open and his first career ATP title in San Jose, he rose to No. 37 by the end of February. He put Canadian singles on the map.
Her year began in Auckland, where she beat Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams en route to her first WTA Final. After upsetting the likes of Dominika Cibulkova, Garbine Muguruza and Elina Svitolina in the California desert, she became the first wild card to win the title. It’s something even Martina Hingis and Serena Williams couldn’t do.
"I think it started in 2018," Bruneau said. "She got injured in the summer, [so upon her return] we went to play some smaller tournaments that were under the radar in the States. She won 18 out of 21 matches, won two titles [in Florence, S.C. and Norman, Okla.]. It started to grow there, that confidence."
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