Canada’s Andreescu breezes to victory in first match after seven-week absence

STRASBOURG, France — Bianca Andreescu defeated Andrea Lazaro Garcia of Spain 6-1, 6-2 on Monday at the Strasbourg Open in the Canadian’s first competitive match in seven weeks.

Andreescu, the top seed at the WTA 250-level tournament, needed only 61 minutes to complete the victory on the red clay at the Strasbourg Tennis Club. 

The world No. 7 from Mississauga, Ont., suffered a foot injury in the final of the Miami Open in early April. 

Andreescu tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain for the start of the clay-court season and didn’t play in Madrid or Rome.