Overview
- Andreescu received a wild-card into the National Bank Open and will open in a night match against Nikola Bartunkova on Sunday.
- She arrives ranked near No. 174 after a long injury-affected decline and a first-round exit at Wimbledon.
- Andreescu rebuilt match play earlier this year by winning ITF titles at W35 Bradenton and W75 Vero Beach, which she says restored confidence and sharpness.
- The Toronto event is a WTA 1000 tournament with a 96-player main draw and a US$7.4-million purse that features the tour’s top players, so Andreescu faces a deep field if she advances.
- Local interest is high with multiple Canadian wildcards in the draw and the absence of 2025 Montreal champion Victoria Mboko because of a knee injury, and a strong showing in Toronto could shape Andreescu’s momentum ahead of Cincinnati and the US Open.