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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Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., the lone Canadian in the men’s singles draw, was set to meet Australia’s Jordan Thompson in the second round on Thursday.

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

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