The Globe and Mail - 11.09.2019

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theU.S.Open,theBeijing

Open,whichbeginson

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Oct.6,isstillapremier

event.

$8.3M

Thetotalpursefor

thewomen’sevent

attheBeijingOpen

isapproximately

US$8.3-million.Bianca

Andreescuhasalready

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US$6-millionthisyear.

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ianca Andreescu’s coach
says his star player is head-
ing right back to work after
her historic win in the U.S. Open.
After a few days off to cele-
brate, the 19 year old from Missis-
sauga will resume training next
week with the goal of playing one
tournament during the WTA
Tour’s Asian swing – with the
Beijing Open, Sept. 28 to Oct. 6, as
the target, Sylvain Bruneau said
Tuesday.
Bruneau told reporters in Mon-
treal that Andreescu has made it
clear that she has no intention of
stopping after her win over Sere-
na Williams in New York.
“This is the start of what she

says she wants to be able to

accomplish. So if it’s only the

start, [that means] you’re no-

where close to where you want to

go or where you want to be,

you’re just going in the right di-

rection,” he said.

“If this is your mentality, then

back to work.”

Andreescu’s dream season has

sent her skyrocketing in the rank-

ings, from outside the top 150 at

the end of last year to cracking

the top five on Monday.

Bruneau said he didn’t antici-

pate any major changes to An-

dreescu’s routine or her team

going forward.

But some changes are inevita-

ble, he acknowledged. Rather

than coming in as an underdog,

she’ll be a “target” for other play-

sers on the tour, with a bigger fan

reaction to match.

There’s also the money, the

endorsements, the attention, the

pressure – all things that can be

difficult for a 19 year old to man-

age.

Bruneau acknowledged the

possibility for distraction, but

said Andreescu’s own drive, as

well as her family, were key to

keeping her grounded.

“She needs to understand it’s

okay to celebrate for a few days

and take it in. I think she needs to

and it’s the right thing to do, but

then you have to move on and go

about business the same way

you’ve been doing from the

beginning,” he said.

On Saturday, Andreescu

stunned the crowd in New York

by beating Williams 6-3, 7-5 to

become the first Canadian player

to win a Grand Slam singles title.

The speed of her success has

surprised even Bruneau, who has

coached Andreescu full-time

since 2018. But, he said her confi-

dence began to build with some

successes in smaller tournaments

earlier this season and “snow-

balled” from there.

“I tried to get her to believe

there was no limit to what she

could do, and I think at one point

she started to believe that,” he

said.

That confidence was crucial to

beating the legendary Williams, a

player who has been winning ma-

jor titles since before Andreescu

was born.

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