‘A dream come true’: Bianca Andreescu thrilled to be Canada’s new No. 1

It’s safe to say that most Canadians weren’t familiar with the name Bianca Andreescu towards the end of 2018. But the new year changed all of that.

Now all of Canada is taking note of the 18-year-old from Mississauga — and so is the rest of the tennis world.

“I didn’t expect all of this success to come so quickly,” said Andreescu at the Tennis Canada headquarters, where she spent much of her teenage years training.

“It feels like all of my hard work is finally paying off.”

That payoff began at the ASB Classic in Auckland, where she defeated two former giants of the game.

First, it was defeating former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, only to follow that performance up with a shocking victory against Venus Williams.

“Oh my God, I remember after the match I was in awe with my team for like 10 minutes,” said Andreescu. “I told them to pinch me because I was like, ‘this is not happening right now.’”

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