A year later, Cepelova is ranked 158, Schoofs is ranked 168 and Soler Espinosa is ranked 686. Andreescu is ranked fifth. There are any number of ways to quantify the ridiculous year that Andreescu had in 2019, starting with her trophy cabinet, which made her the easiest choice in memory for Postmedia’s Female Athlete of the Year. But Andreescu dominated a first-set tiebreaker, and after Bencic recovered for a 5-2 lead in the second set, Andreescu reeled off five straight games to clinch the victory. Andreescu played fearless tennis, winning the first set and taking a 5-1 lead in the second before, perhaps, the moment caught up to her.

Source: National Post December 25, 2019 20:48 UTC