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Andreescu recalls path back to tennis that made Australian Open win possible

Bianca Andreescu traces the path that brought her back to the tennis tour after a mental health break — and, on Monday, put her back in the win column thanks to beating a seeded opponent at the Australian Open — to what she calls "an 'Aha' moment" on a beach in Costa Rica during a spiritual retreat nearly a year ago.

Andreescu, who beat Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final as a teenager, went through a series of health issues, including catching COVID-19, that derailed her career in 2020 and slowed her in 2021, too. She also split from her long-time coach. All in all, there was a lot going on — after beating No. 25 seed Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-4 at Court 3 on Monday, Andreescu used the word "hectic" to describe that period — and she went six months without playing a match from October 2021 to April 2022, including sitting out last year's Australian Open.

"That was when I started to ask myself the question: Is this worth it? Is this life worth it? Because I was very stressed out with many things: People in my life; the way I was looking at myself in the mirror," Andreescu said. "Just holding a tennis racket, I didn't feel happy anymore. Or content. Because usually, going on the court is my getaway place — and it stopped feeling like that."

She realized she needed to re-evaluate where she was and where she was headed.

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"Do I keep pushing and pushing and hope for the best? Or do I take a step back? So that's what I did. I took a break. And I did other things outside of tennis. I did a lot of charity work. I traveled to a few places. Hung out with friends I hadn't hung out with in two or three years. I started playing soccer again. I did some skating. I started

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