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Canadian Bianca Andreescu's amazing run ends in final of ASB Classic

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Mississauga, Ont., teen had strong start, taking 1st set in only 30 minutes.

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu came up one set short in an attempt at her first WTA Tour title.

Julia Goerges of Germany beat the 18-year-old Andreescu 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday in Auckland, New Zealand, to win the ASB Classic for the second year in a row.

The match started well for Andreescu, who took the first set in only 30 minutes, unsettling the second-seeded Goerges with the same aggressive return game and mix of strokes which had derailed her earlier opponents. But the tide changed late in the second set as Goerges began to put more first serves in play and gain more depth with her ground strokes, forcing the Mississauga, Ont., native onto the defensive.

"It is disappointing, I was one game away from winning the match, so I'll probably be thinking about this for the next couple of days," said Andreescu, who earned entry into the tournament as a qualifier. "But I can't complain. I had an amazing week, I beat a lot of top players. I'm just really proud of myself."

Goerges clinched the second set in 45 minutes with a pivotal break in the 11th game, then took the deciding third set in only 23 minutes as Andreescu tired in her eighth match at the tournament. She broke Andreescu in the first, fifth and seventh games to clinch her seventh WTA Tour singles title.

"This meant a lot," Goerges said. "I don't know what to say right now because Bianca gave me a hard time today. She played some terrific tennis, different from a lot of players on the tour and I'm sure we're going to hear a lot more of her."

I'm just trying to stay grounded right now, stay humble, and use it to my advantage.

Andreescu, who entered No. 152 in world rankings and had to go through qualifying just to get in, put together some spectacular upsets on her way to the final in the tune-up event for the Australian Open.

Prior to falling to world No. 14 Goerges, she knocked out former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and American Venus Williams, then cruised past 28th-ranked Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan in the semifinals. Wozniacki is currently the world No. 3 and the reigning Australian Open champion.

"It feels really good, I'm not going to lie," said Andreescu. "But I'm just trying to stay grounded right now, stay humble, and use it to my advantage."

Goerges ousted Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., earlier in the week on her way back to the championship match. Andreescu, meanwhile, won seven straight matches including three qualifiers just to face the 30-year-old German in the final.

Earlier in the day, Bouchard captured her first career doubles title alongside American partner Sofia Kenin.

The duo beat Taylor Townsend and Paige Mary Hourigan 1-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the women's championship match.

The $250,000 US WTA Tour event is a warmup for the first Grand Slam of the season.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/bianca-andreescu-final-auckland-canadian-tennis-1.4967559

My Hats off to this Canadian wonder kid who has to start in the qualification rounds and took the scalps of numerous top tennis players on her way to the final. She is the future of Canadian Tennis and we have to love her like we do for the likes of Brooke Henderson.
 

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Congrats to her and Asian sexy babe for putting on the event.
 

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Hope she has longer lasting success than Genie Bouchard.

Wish the TV talking heads stop saying she is young. 18 is not young for a female tennis player. Tracy Austin turned pro at age 15 and won the U.S. Open a year later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Austin
 

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Hope she has longer lasting success than Genie Bouchard.

Wish the TV talking heads stop saying she is young. 18 is not young for a female tennis player. Tracy Austin turned pro at age 15 and won the U.S. Open a year later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Austin
As long as she stays grounded as a person. Bouchard bought into the media hype.
 

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I like her attitude, and she really has the tennis skills, maturity and stamina to move up that ladder to be the future Serena Williams.

Apparently, she has slightly bruised her back and will be on the massage table for a few days. Will be watching her future endeavours on the tennis court.
 

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As long as she stays grounded as a person. Bouchard bought into the media hype.
As much as I'm looking forward to the Australian Open, I agree with the Portuguese Casanova. He said that the Canadian media should take a hands off approach to her and let her develop her game. She doesn't have matinee idol good looks which works to her advantage, she wont get swarmed like Genie and Shapo. I haven't watched her play, can't comment.

As for Shapo, if Laurendeau's health is too poor, he needs a new coach. Someone who can modify his wild swings and make his groundstrokes more accurate. Too many times he went for extra power and shot the ball into the net. He should hire Amelie Mauresmo.
 

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Bianca is killing it at Indian Wells, on to the semi-finals after almost throwing a double bagel at Garbine Muguruza. 6-1, 6-0. Very impressive win against a former Wimbledon champ.
 

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I think Bouchard’s drop on ratings list looks so good on her .! She is so arrogant and full of herself .
She is also from a very rich family and has never had a hard time in life , hope she drops right off of the ATP TOUR
 

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Bianca is killing it at Indian Wells, on to the semi-finals after almost throwing a double bagel at Garbine Muguruza. 6-1, 6-0. Very impressive win against a former Wimbledon champ.
Wow. That is impressive. Not only a very good opponent but she crushed her.
 

Insidious Von

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Bianca and Shapo got impressive wins against Muguruza and Cilic but I wish TSN would stop fucking around. Indian Wells is too the tennis world what the Player's Championship is to golf, it needs to be covered better.

Garbine was my sugar baby at Wimbledon in 2017, what has happened to her?
 

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GTA & Thereabouts...
I think Bouchard’s drop on ratings list looks so good on her .! She is so arrogant and full of herself .
She is also from a very rich family and has never had a hard time in life , hope she drops right off of the ATP TOUR
Why are you so upset? She is today's "Anna Kournikova". She is/was good at tennis, but her beauty is eclipsing her need to stay in the sport and her ranking may show this. Her being involved in tennis is good for everyone.

A lot of professional athletes come from well-off families. This makes sense as they have the money to train and put the kid over the top... Just look at the Leafs' roster.
 

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All hail Queen Bianca! She took down another great player in the final and won the tournament. Kerber is no slouch. I can't think of a bigger win ever for a Canadian woman. The future looks bright for the 18 year old.
 

Insidious Von

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I'm pissed that Bell didn't broadcast it, WTF. This is the 5th most important tournament of the year, a Canadian wins it and tSN is jerking off. WTF.

 

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I'm pissed that Bell didn't broadcast it, WTF. This is the 5th most important tournament of the year, a Canadian wins it and tSN is jerking off. WTF.

Too much on right now with golf, hockey and college basketball tournaments.
 

Insidious Von

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Too much on right now with golf, hockey and college basketball tournaments.
Oh Plllsease Dimple Chin.

This is a milestone event for Canadian tennis and Caroline Cameron was there to cover it. It's even more improbable since she qualified as a wildcard and crushed "my sugar baby" at the same time. Serena wimped out, the Williams sisters don't like going against Mugu.

 
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