Andreescu wins in straight sets, cruising into Madrid Open 2nd round

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 23, 2025 3:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago

Bianca Andreescu made a triumphant instrumentality to WTA 1000-level tennis Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph implicit McCartney Kessler of the United States successful first-round enactment astatine the Madrid Open.

The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., converted each 4 break-point chances against Kessler. The American was acold little opportunistic, making conscionable 1 of her 8 break-point chances count.

Andreescu had 3 aces to conscionable 1 treble responsibility connected the clay tribunal successful Madrid and won 54.6 per cent of full points.

The Canadian, who entered the tourney ranked 132nd successful the world, volition look satellite No. 11 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan successful the 2nd round. Rybakina has won some of their erstwhile meetings.

Andreescu, a erstwhile satellite No. 4 and the 2019 U.S. Open champion, made her instrumentality from a six-month lack to the WTA circuit past week with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2) first-round nonaccomplishment to Suzan Lamens successful the archetypal circular of the Open de Rouen.

Her past lucifer earlier that was a straight-set nonaccomplishment to Katie Boulter successful the Tokyo quarterfinals successful October earlier she took clip disconnected to absorption connected her health.

Andreescu returned from a nine-month lack owed to a backmost wounded astatine past year's French Open earlier taking much clip disconnected betwixt a first-round exit astatine the U.S. Open and her 2 appearances successful Japan.

She has 2 1000-level wins successful her career, some coming successful her breakout 2019 run successful Indian Wells, Calif., and Toronto. She besides precocious to the last of the 2021 Miami Open.

In Thursday's action, 25th-seed Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., volition look Ann Li of the United States.

In men's action, 18th effect Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and 29th effect Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., are acceptable to play second-round matches Friday aft receiving first-round byes. Their opponents are yet to beryllium determined.