Jakarta (ANTARA) – Rising Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round after defeating 17-year-old American Katie Volynets with a score of 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US tournament Open in New York. , Tuesday (Wednesday WIB).
The 15th seed forced his 413th-ranked opponent to keep moving with a top-net play and fend off four. breaking points with a courageous defensive performance.
Andreescu, 19, recorded 29 winners in this match compared to only six times for his opponent.
The Canadian has been the subject of speculation about his ability to become the sport's new star, even though he has yet to advance past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament.
Andreescu beat three-time German Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber in the final of this year's Indian Wells tournament and won this month's Rogers Cup title after Serena Williams was forced to withdraw due to a muscular problem in his back, Reuters reported.
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