‘Men’s Side Should Have an Initiative’ – Bianca Andreescu Calls Out Novak Djokovic to Be a Part of Mental Health Initiatives

Bianca Andreescu rose to fame after her 2019 season. Coming in as a player outside the Top 50, she went on to win the Indian Wells, Roger’s Cup, and finally the US Open. However, the tables turned in 2021 when she announced a break from the sport, citing mental health reasons.

After being out of the game for 6 months, she finally made a comeback in April this year. Even though she looks to have taken control of her mental health issues, it hasn’t stopped her from helping the community deal with them. Having the urge to cater to a larger section of society, she further hopes to work together with Novak Djokovic.

Bianca Andreescu, hoping to work with Novak Djokovic

With the grass-court season coming to an end, Andreescu now hopes to make her mark on the hard courts of North America. However, prior to hitting the ravishing blue courts, she recently came up as the brand ambassador of Tennis Canada’s latest initiative, ‘Mental Timeout’. As per the press release by Tennis Canada, Mental Timeout will be a ‘wellness project focusing on the mental health of all those involved in tennis in Canada.’

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Being the brand ambassador, Bianca Andreescu, yesterday took part in the press conference for the announcement of the initiative. During the press conference, she started by admitting, “I definitely think that the men’s side should have an initiative like that as well.”

Going on the men’s side, Novak Djokovic is one of the most prominent stars who has been vocal about mental health for a long time. Considering his interest in mental health, Andreescu considered him as the leading option on the men’s side. “I know that Novak Djokovic talks a lot about mental health. I have listened to a lot of his interviews. I have spoken to him a little bit but not specifically about mental health…,” she further said.

Andreescu’s wish to converse with Djokovic about mental health

As mentioned by Andreescu, the two haven’t conversed much with each other. However, despite being a fan girl of Djokovic, Andreescu hoped to have a conversation with the legendary Serb about mental health rather than tennis. Going ahead in the conversation, she ended by asserting, “…Hopefully I can talk to him more about it. We can bounce ideas off of each other and maybe start something, it will be cool.”

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While Andreescu hopes to work with Novak Djokovic, she will have to wait for his response on it. On the tennis side, the Canadian star, coming back from a break, is yet to regain her form. Suffering a second-round loss at Wimbledon, Andreescu is expected to show some spirited performances at her preferred hard courts in the US and Canada.