Bianca Andreescu advances to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK –

Bianca Andreescu superior to the second spherical of the U.S. Open with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-1 win over France’s Concord Tan on Monday.

Andreescu, ranked fiftieth on this planet heading into the ultimate Grand Slam of the season, put the sport away on her second match level when Tan missed on a forehand volley.

The 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., and 2019 champion, improved her all-time U.S. Open report to 11-1.

Andreescu began the match with a dominant first set, shedding simply eight factors. She received 14 factors in a row between the fourth and sixth video games.

Tan got here again with a powerful second set, scoring two early breaks and leaping to a 4-0 lead. Andreescu reduce the result in 5-3, however Tan served to like within the decisive sport to even the match at a set apiece.

Andreescu returned to type within the third set, scoring an early break in Recreation 2 and taking a 3-0 lead. Tan received on serve to chop the result in 3-1, however Andreescu responded by serving to like in Recreation 5, then got here again from 40-0 down to attain the break and take a 5-1 lead.

Serving for the match, Andreescu clinched the victory on her second match level.

Tan had 28 unforced errors and eight double-faults within the match, in comparison with 17 unforced errors and only one double-fault for Andreescu.

Andreescu received six of 9 break factors, and defended one of many three she confronted.

Andreescu will subsequent face Nationwide Financial institution Open finalist Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ana Konjuh of Croatia.

Later Monday, Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino confronted Poland’s Magdalena Frech. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., who superior to the 2021 U.S. Open closing earlier than shedding to Britain’s Emma Raducanu, was scheduled to face France’s Oceane Dodin within the night session.

In males’s competitors, sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was set to face Switzerland’s Alexander Ritschard.

This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Aug. 29, 2022.