Bianca Andreescu is opening up about her healing journey as the Canadian reveals she realized she "was never broken," but had to take a different approach and take and embrace certain things more slowly.
In late 2021, Andreescu announced that she was withdrawing from the 2022 Australian Open and stepping away from tennis to address her mental health. Then, she went to Costa Rica - something she later described as "a healing trip." While recovering from surgery earlier this year, the former world No. 4 returned to Costa Rica again.
On Instagram, Andreescu held a Q&A session, which led to one fan asking her about her healing process.
"I used to think healing meant fixing parts of me that were broken - now I see it's more about remembering I was never broken to begin with. It's not about chasing some perfect version of myself, but reconnecting with who I've always been underneath the noise. The more I let go of trying to control or rush the process, the more peace I find. Every step, even the messy ones, brings me closer to myself - not the old version I thought I needed to get back to, but the one I'm becoming. Hope that makes sense lol," the 25-year-old explained.
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Andreescu on her biggest fear: Not living up to what I can accomplish
If you can recall, Andreescu was just 18 when she became a WTA 1000 champion in 2019 indian Wells. Shortly after celebrating her 19th birthday, the Canadian achieved more major success that year after winning her second WTA 1000 title in Toronto, and becoming a Grand Slam champion by beating Serena Williams in the US Open final. She also achieved a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world.
Since then, Andreescu hasn't won any titles and she is currently ranked at No. 170 in the world.
"Not living up to what I believe I can accomplish," the 2019 US Open winner admitted in the same Q&A session when asked what was her biggest tennis fear.
