Canada’s Francoise Abanda advances to second round of US Open qualifying
NEW YORK — Canada’s Francoise Abanda is one step closer to a berth in the main draw of the US Open.
The 20-year-old from Montreal defeated Russia’s Alexandra Panova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in the first round of qualifying for the final Grand Slam of the season.
Abanda, ranked 118th in the world, is the 12th seed in the qualifying tournament. She will play Germany’s Antonia Lottner in a second qualifier on Thursday.
Earlier Wednesday, Thornhill, Ont., native Peter Polansky defeated Russia’s Konstantin Kravchuk 6-3, 7-6 (5) in first-round qualifying play while Toronto’s Brayden Schnur lost in three sets to American Mitchell Krueger.