Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep set to clash for first time at WTA Finals
SHENZHEN, China — Bianca Andreescu will play her first career match against Simona Halep at the WTA Finals — a contest that should make headlines in Canada and Romania.
The draw for the US$14-million event, held Friday, puts Canada’s Andreescu in the Purple Group with Romania’s Halep, Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and 2018 WTA Finals champ Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.
Andreescu’s family is from Romania and the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., spent some of her childhood in that country.
“Simona, I’ve never played her, but I’ve looked up to her,” Andreescu said. “It’ll be a really interesting matchup, so I’m excited.”