By Canadian Press

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu wins opening match at Libema Open

Jun 13, 2023 | 9:24 AM

‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu defeated Turkey’s Zenyep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in first-round play at the Libema Open.

Andreescu, the No. 6 seed from Mississauga, Ont., completed the victory in 84 minutes.

She will face Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova in the second round. Hruncakova was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Switzerland’s Susan Bandecchi.

Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., is the other Canadian entered in the singles draw of the WTA 250-level tournament.

She was scheduled to play top-seeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the second round on Wednesday.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2023. 

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