Branstine beats Andreescu in all-Canadian Wimbledon qualifier

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 25, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Carson Branstine defeated Bianca Andreescu 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1 successful an all-Canadian second-round Wimbledon women's qualifier connected Wednesday.

Branstine was joined successful the last circular of qualifying by 18-year-old Victoria Mboko of Toronto, who defeated Switzerland's Valentina Ryser 6-3, 6-3.

The 24-year-old Branstine, a California autochthonal who represents Canada done household ties successful Toronto, was coming disconnected a first-round upset of apical effect and French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson.

Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., struggled connected serve, winning conscionable 57 per cent of her first-serve points. The 2019 U.S. Open champion managed lone 3 aces compared to Branstine's six.

Branstine, who opened her writer play earlier this period with her archetypal WTA Tour main-draw triumph successful the Netherlands, volition adjacent look Cyprus's Raluca Serban with a Wimbledon main-draw berth connected the line.

Mboko continued her breakout tennis play by firing 7 aces and winning 84 per cent of archetypal service points against Ryser.

The Canadian was besides assertive connected instrumentality and converted 4 of her 17 chances to break.

Mboko, seeded sixth successful the qualifying tournament, volition look 30th effect Patricia Hon of Australia connected Thursday for a spot successful the main draw.

Mboko improved her grounds this twelvemonth to 44-6, with astir of those wins coming connected the lower-tier ITF World Tennis Tour circuit.

She made her Grand Slam debut astatine the French Open, wherever she precocious to the 3rd circular aft qualifying for the main draw.

Also Wednesday, Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., mislaid his second-round men's qualifier 6-3, 6-2 to Britain's Oliver Tarvet.