Andreescu out at hands of qualifier Bucsa – sets up Swiatek clash
Cristina Bucsa edged out Bianca Andreescu 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 on Wednesday and will play Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, in the next round
Tennis – Billie Jean King Cup Finals – Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain – November 10, 2022 Canada’s Bianca Vanessa Andreescu reacts during her match in the group stage against Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa advanced to the third round of the Australian Open by edging out Canadian Bianca Andreescu 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Bucsa, ranked No 100, will face Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, next.
The Spaniard beat German qualifier Eva Lys (2-6, 6-0, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round, Andreescu, ranked No 43, won against Czech Marie Bouzkova, the No 25 seed (6-2, 6-4).
Melbourne (Grand Slam), other second-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 24.297.942, most recent results first):
- Kimberly Birrell vs. Linda Fruhvirtova
- Donna Vekic vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Camila Giorgi
- Lauren Davis vs. Elise Mertens
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Shelby Rogers
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Caroline Garcia
- Taylor Townsend vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Anett Kontaveit vs. Magda Linette
- Katie Volynets vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Karolina Pliskova
- Karolina Muchova vs. Danielle Collins
- Nadia Podoroska vs. Victoria Azarenka
- Olivia Gadecki vs. Marta Kostyuk
- Elena Rybakina vs. Kaja Juvan
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Bernarda Pera
- Emma Raducanu vs. Coco Gauff: wednesday
- Kateryna Baindl beat Catherine McNally: 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Madison Keys (10) beat Xinyu Wang: 6-3, 6-2
- Barbora Krejcikova (20) beat Clara Burel (Q): 6-4, 6-1
- Lin Zhu beat Jil Teichmann (32): 6-2, 6-2
- Jelena Ostapenko (17) beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-0
- Anhelina Kalinina beat Petra Kvitova (15): 7-5, 6-4
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-2, 7-6 (5)
- Maria Sakkari (6) beat Diana Shnaider (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Iga Swiatek beat Camila Osorio: 6-2, 6-3
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