Bianca Andreescu advances to quarterfinals after 17th consecutive win

BEIJING — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has won her 17th match in a row.

The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., downed American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the China Open today.

The win sets up a showdown between Andreescu, 19, and world No. 4 Naomi Osaka of Japan in the quarterfinals.

The two have combined to win the last three Grand Slams on hard-courts — Andreescu captured this year’s U.S. Open last month, while Osaka took the 2019 Australian Open and 2018 U.S. Open.