The Canadian is through to round three after a slow start and tough first set.
Bianca Andreescu is through to round three of the Miami Open after beating her Czech opponent Tereza Martincova 7-6, 6-2 hitting 30 winners in the process and converting on 5 of her 8 breakpoints.
“I felt good mentally out there, that’s the one I felt I was struggling a little bit in Australia but I was just super positive and I fought for every ball no matter what the score was because in the first set she had set point but I just kept fighting and that was the thing I was most proud of”.
The first three games of the match went on serve and it was the Czech who would earn the first breakpoints of the match and at the second time of asking she would break to take the early 3-1 lead.
The break didn’t last long as the Toronto native broke right back the very next game winning four points in a row on her return of serve. The world number 105 was determined to push through and earned two more breakpoints but it was denied by the number 8 seed.
After holding serve the Czech would once again break to take a 5-3 lead and serve for the first set and even had set point but the Canadian kept fighting and battling to stay alive and after saving another set point she went on the offensive earning two breakpoints and would eventually break to go back on serve.
The first set would be decided by a tiebreaker and that was almost like a wild rollercoaster with the world number 105 taking a 4-2 lead before the number 8 seed once again would win the next two points to stay alive in the breaker.
She would eventually earn a set point and take the first set winning a great point with another stellar forehand winner.
The first set seemed to have drained the Czech world number 105 and once again earned two more breakpoints in the opening game of the second set the Canadian would come up big saving both.
After holding serve she would set up a breakpoint of her very own with another outstanding forehand and at the second time of asking would break to take an early 2-0 lead.
After consolidating the break of serve she would take full control of the match and earn another breakpoint this time with her backhand and would break to go up a double break.
At 5-1 the Czech was doing her best to stay alive in the match and would break the number 8 seed serve before the Canadian would break right back to win the match.
After the win in her post match press conference she told Ubitennis if she felt after the first set if she had wore down her opponent.
“Ya I felt that in the first set, I wasn’t as consistent as in the second set but I think that tiebreak said a lot, putting more pressure, put a lot of balls and than in the second set you could tell she became a little discouraged and she started going for more shots but that’s part of my game style, I want to be very physical out there, I don’t want to let any ball go and just never give up and I think that says a lot today in my match and it showed”
She will next face Amanada Anisimova who earlier beat Sloane Stephens and Andreescu gave her thoughts on her next opponent.
“I practiced with her the other day, I didn’t know I was playing her but I think it’s going to be a great match, she hits very flat so I have to ready for everything, she has a very good serve but I’m feeling good out there and I think it’s going to be a very good match”.