Canadian star Bianca Andreescu has returned to the court for her 2026 season and was seen in action at the ATX Open and the BNP Paribas Open, where she entered as a wild card. The former world No. 4, who is looking to regain her elite form after health challenges, has recently shared her thoughts on fellow Canadian Victoria Mboko and her bright future.
Bianca Andreescu Praises Victoria Mboko’s Elite Playing Style
Before competing on the WTA Tour in her new season, Andreescu claimed success on the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour and secured the W75 Vero Beach International Tennis Open singles title after defeating Chinese player Xiaodi You. She clinched her other title at the W35 Bradenton, Florida, after surpassing American player Vivian Wolff.
She then entered the WTA Tour at the ATX Open, losing in the round of 32 to former World No. 79 Hungarian player Dalma Gálfi. Andreescu then began her journey at the Indian Wells Open, but her title hopes were crushed early when she fell to Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round, 7-6 (6), 0-6, 1-6.
During her recent appearance on The Big T podcast with Brad Gilbert, Coco Vandeweghe, and Mark Petchey, the Canadian star reflected on Mboko, who became the fourth Canadian player to reach the top 10 in the WTA rankings. She followed Carling Bassett-Seguso, Eugenie Bouchard, and 2019 US Open champion Andreescu.
Andreescu highlighted Mboko’s character and dominance on the court. “She’s great. Obviously, she’s an incredible tennis player, and she’s achieved so much already, but she’s just such a great person. She’s very warm and welcoming. She says hi to everybody and I played doubles with her in Tokyo, I believe, and it was great. Her serve is amazing,” she said.
She continued, “I was able to, you know, easily punch my volleys. But no, she’s great. She has that fearless mentality, great serve, hard hitter. She takes the ball super early. I mean, she can dominate for many, many years.”
Discussing her own current and future mentality, Andreescu also revealed that she is adopting a new approach. “I’m trying to do is trying to figure out how I can still be in a way that innocent, fearless 18-year-old, per se, but with this new mentality. It comes from the pressure and the expectation. I’m going into it, ‘okay so what if you win or lose just give 100% and whatever happens, happens’,” she added.
Andreescu had her breakthrough season in 2019, when she won the US Open, the Indian Wells Open, and the Canadian Open, becoming the first Canadian to win the home-country tournament in 50 years.
