The young upstart vs. the wily veteran. It’s almost a cliche in the world of sports — or at least sports movies…
The young upstart vs. the wily veteran. It’s almost a cliche in the world of sports — or at least sports movies — but it will play out Sunday in the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open.
On one side, you have three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber, a 31-year-old from Germany. On the other side, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu of Canada. She has already doubled the amount of money she’s made in her career this week in Indian Wells.
It’s Andreescu’s first-ever BNP Paribas Open, it’s Kerber’s 10th. Kerber has played in 28 finals. Andreescu has played in one.
Andreescu is the first person to reach the final in her first time participating in the tournament since Serena Williams won it in 1999… a year before Andreescu was born.
«She really played a great tournament so far. She beat tough opponents. She has nothing to lose. She will enjoy the final. Like me, I will also go out there and try to play like I played the last matches,» Kerber said of Andreescu. «I know it will be a tough challenge, as well, because she played well.
