Andreescu out at hands of qualifier Bucsa – sets up Swiatek clash

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