Sunday afternoon, a shoulder-strapped 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu stood across the net from a former No.1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden stage is the second largest tennis venue in the world, with 16,000 seats. Only Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open exceeds this capacity. During the past two weeks nothing has overwhelmed Andreescu and that truth would hold today.
First set
Andreescu took the early lead 3-1, breaking Kerber in game 1. The teenager was having tremendous success winning points on second serve. Kerber was playing a very solid game, but Andreescu was a notch above, with a variety that did not allow Kerber to find her rhythm.