New York (USA) – 2019 US Open champion and São Paulo Beatriz Haddad Maia’s next opponent in the tournament, Canada’s Bianca Andreescu played in an unusual case in her first-round match in New York. She complained harshly about the dress she wore to the chair umpire, saying that it was very bad and did not allow her to compete well because the wind interfered a lot in the serve.

“It’s not my fault, it’s Nike’s fault. This outfit is really, really bad,” the Canadian told the referee shortly after receiving an overtime warning between the points. , Andreescu repeatedly tried to pull down the dress that hampered his movements.

After claiming victory over France’s Harmony Tan with splits of 6/0, 3/6 and 6/1, the Canadian tried to explain what happened on the pitch. “The dress bothered me on some forehands. I just felt like I was going up a bit. Obviously the wind didn’t help,” said Andreescu.

“But I didn’t mean to disrespect anyone with what I said to the referee. I was trying to convince him not to take my trip to the toilet, because I know we only have two, and he was so kind to say it was okay I sure could have used a different choice of words so I apologize to anyone I disrespected I love Nike and hope you I could be with them for the rest of my life.

The Canadian also spoke about her duel with Bia, whom she once played against in 2016, at the ITF in Waco, and was beaten in surprise. “I saw her play in the Toronto final and she was doing really, really well. I know I’ve faced him before, but that was in 2016. It wasn’t an easy game and I’m sure it won’t be again. She’s playing very well, but so am I, so I think it’s going to be a great game.”

“It’s not my fault, it’s Nike’s fault, that dress is so…so bad.”

I missed that from the start of Andreescu’s game. I think the dress was moving so much in the wind that Andreescu changed it after warming up.

It’s going to be some awkward phone calls with Nike reps, I imagine. https://t.co/alv1xbYj9o

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