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Canada’s Bianca Andreescu overcomes injury to advance to Rogers Cup semifinal
TORONTO — Even as her body faltered, Bianca Andreescu’s sheer will power carried her to an historic victory.
Andreescu overcame a strained groin to become the first Canadian woman to make the semifinal of the Rogers Cup since 1979. The 19-year-old from nearby Mississauga, Ont., defeated third-seeded Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 on Friday at Aviva Centre on York University’s campus.
After a dominant first set Andreescu struggled with her injury, needing a medical timeout in the second set before digging deep for the victory.
“In the third set I told myself ‘go big or go home.’ Literally go home. My home is like two minutes from here,” said a laughing Andreescu. “I just went out there and I never gave up because it’s not over until it’s over.”