The best Cinderella story in March is already over.
18-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu, an unseeded wild card ranked 60th in the world, defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win Indian Wells on Sunday afternoon. She finished her stunning run to the title by overcoming cramps, nerves and the resolute defense of Kerber in a dramatic final, showing the world she has arrived in impressive fashion.
Born to Romanian parents in Mississauga, Ontario, Andreescu is Tennis Canada’s latest teenage phenomenon after breakouts on the men’s side from Denis Shapovalov and Felix-Auger Aliassime. She received a wild card to Indian Wells after making the finals in both Acapulco and Auckland and winning a WTA 125K event in Newport Beach in 2019.