Bianca Andreescu says she came close to quitting and career was going 'down the drain' ahead of comeback

Bianca Andreescu has revealed she came close to quitting tennis completely ahead of her comeback at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart this week. Andreescu had a breakthrough year in 2019 as she won Indian Wells, the Canadian Open and the US Open, beating Serena Williams in the final. Ad/> But she has battled with injury issues since and has struggled to rediscover her best form.

Earlier this year she took a break from tennis due to mental health concerns and spent time at a retreat in Costa Rica. TennisWawrinka sets return date, but when are Federer, Williams, Kyrgios back?04/03/2022 AT 10:41 «I'm being really honest here, but I actually wanted to quit the sport,» Andreescu told WTA Insider. «It was really bad.

I am privileged in a way for having this opportunity and doing all of this. Now I'm very grateful, more than ever. So I don't want people to think, 'Oh you're a little baby, just suck it up.' But it was an accumulation of two-and-a-half years.

A lot had happened and I just didn't want to deal with anything anymore. How does Raducanu become more 'robust'? Tsitsipas wins back-to-back titles in Monte Carlo »So I realised that I really do love the sport and I do want to continue, but not just to win Grand Slams, or to do this and that. I want to do something bigger in the sport and I want to help contribute to a better world as well.

I realise that tennis is my way toward that." Andreescu has not played on the WTA Tour this year and has dropped down to No. 121 in the world rankings, having been at a career-high No. 4 after her Flushing Meadows win.

She will face German Jule Niemeier in the first round in Stuttgart. «I never really felt like I was completely ready [to come back],” said Andreescu. »I'm not sure