{"id":436993,"date":"2023-05-30T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=436993"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T21:07:09","slug":"andreescu-beats-azarenka-21-sets-to-advance-to-french-open-2nd-round","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/andreescu-beats-azarenka-21-sets-to-advance-to-french-open-2nd-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Andreescu beats Azarenka 2:1 sets to advance to French Open 2nd round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, world number 42, defeated world number 18, Viktoria Azarenka, by 2:1 sets and reached the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round of the Roland-Garros.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK WIN BY THE CANADIAN!<\/p>\n<p>Despite losing the first set, Bianca Andreescu defeats No 18 seed, Victoria Azarenka (2-6 , 6-3, 6-4)! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolandGarros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RolandGarros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWlkcMRUPq\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/eWlkcMRUPq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/1663637734710190082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Azarenka won the 1<sup>st<\/sup> set easily, 6-2, and the Belarusian player had a 3-1 lead in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set. However, the Canadian won 5 straight games after that to end up winning the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set 6-3.<\/p>\n<p>In the deciding set, one break was enough in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> game for Andreescu to triumph 6-4 in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> set and eliminate Victoria from the French Open.<\/p>\n<p>In the next round, Bianca will play against world number 75 Emma Navarro, as this will be the 1<sup>st<\/sup> match between them, and the Canadian is the favorite to win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">3 &#8211; Since 2010, Bianca Andreescu is the 3rd women&#8217;s Canadian player after Leylah Fernandez and Eugenie Bouchard to make the round of 64 in back-to-back editions of the French Open. Moving. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RolandGarros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RolandGarros<\/a>\ud83d\udcf7 | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rolandgarros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rolandgarros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WTA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA_insider?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WTA_insider<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cNOxxPXCfX\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cNOxxPXCfX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OptaAce (@OptaAce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptaAce\/status\/1663637287668953088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bianca Vanessa Andreescu, world number 42, defeated world number 18, Viktoria Azarenka, by 2:1 sets and reached the 2nd round of the Roland-Garros. 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