Canadian Bianca Andreescu, 18 years old and currently ranked 152 in the world.
The ASB Classic is an annual women’s tournament held every New Year in Auckland. It is a second-tier tournament and a warm-up for top players before they compete in the Melbourne Open held shortly after.
Caroline Woznicki comes back every year. But this year she was beaten in the first round 6-4, 6-4 by Bianca Andreescu. Last night Bianca disposed of Venus Williams 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. After losing the first set Bianca won 11 games in a row, breaking Venus’ serve 5 times. There was a 20 year age difference in the players, Venus 38 - Bianca 18.
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Bianca finally ran out of steam in the third set having played 8 matches in 9 days. She had played three qualifying matches to get in the main draw. Julia Georges stopped the match for a bathroom break after the second set, came back with new tactics and became the first woman to successfully defend her ASB Classic title in 15 years.