Canada’s Bianca Andreescu fell within the first spherical on the Cincinnati Open to Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 7-5 late Tuesday night time.
The 24-year-old Andreescu missed a number of alternatives to interrupt her opponent early, permitting Avanesyan to take management of the match. It was a theme for the Canadian all night time, as she transformed simply 1-of-12 break factors. However, the world No. 60 would break Andreescu on three separate events, together with one late to go forward 6-5 with the chance to serve out the match.
Andreescu would battle off a number of match factors earlier than Avanesyan was capable of put the match away on her fifth alternative.
The 2019 US Open winner has now dropped two first-round matches in a row after her opening-round loss to Lesia Tsurenko on the Nationwide Financial institution Open in Toronto, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.
This was simply Andreescu’s second profession look on the Cincinnati Masters occasion. She fell within the second spherical to Karolina Muchova in her solely different look in 2021. She is now 8-6 in singles motion on the season.
Each gamers have been robust on their serves early, as they held serve till the halfway level of the primary set. Avanesyan earned the match’s first break to take a 4-3 lead and management of the primary set. Andreescu couldn’t overcome the break and would drop the set 6-4 after the Armenian drilled her second ace of the match to safe the primary set.
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Avanesyan took the momentum early within the second set, breaking Andreescu on her second service recreation to take command of the match. The Canadian had an opportunity to interrupt again within the ensuing recreation however was unable to transform on break level and would go on to lose the sport. Down 4-3 within the set, Andreescu as soon as once more had the prospect to get the set again on serve however couldn’t convert eight separate break factors. She ultimately dropped the sport to go down 5-3 within the set.
Andreescu dedicated 26 unforced errors within the match in comparison with simply 13 for Avanesyan.
The 166th-ranked Andreescu reached the second spherical of the 2024 Paris Olympics after beating Denmark’s Clara Tauson 6-2, 6-3 however was eradicated by Croatian Donna Vekic, 6-3, 6-4 within the second spherical, ending her Olympic run.
The Mississauga native continues to work her means again from a again harm that stored her out of motion for 10 months. She has proven flashes of returning to her Grand Slam-winning kind, having reached the third spherical at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon since returning earlier this 12 months.
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