Andreescu has sights set on Top 10 return in 2023 ' "Give me six months and I believe that I can do really good"

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu ended the 2021 season with a lot of uncertainty regarding her future in tennis, even contemplating moving away from the sport at one time during her six-month break from the tour. However, she has a very different mindset at the end of the 2022 season, exuding confidence about her game and level in 2023.

The 2019 US Open champion has played just 31 tour-level matches this season, having a rather up-and-down 19-12 win-loss record. While the numbers suggest Andreescu has not been competitive by the standards she has set for herself over the last few years, the 22-year-old highlighted that she has fallen on the wrong side of many closely contested matches against top players.

Speaking during a recent episode of the Match Point Canada podcast, Andreescu vowed to get back to her best in six months and aims to work towards her goal in pre-season training ahead of the 2023 season.

"I do believe that for me right now it's literally just a couple of points here and there that is kind of the deciding point for me," Andreescu said. "I know that if I have a great pre-season this year, I think next year, maybe give me six months and I really believe that I can do really good."

The Canadian dropped outside the Top 100 in the WTA Rankings during her break from the tour, but has made it back inside the Top 50 and is currently ranked 46th. However, the former world No. 4 aims to return to the Top 10 sooner rather than later and believes that her performances against top-ranked players of late will hold her in good stead.

"I definitely don't like seeing myself in the Top 50," admitted Andreescu. "I definitely want to get back to that Top 10 spot. But I know that this year I've lost to good players, and they've been pretty close. I wouldn't say that I got swept off the court. Having that experience this year compared to last year against all these top players, I think it's a totally different thing."