Roland-Garros: Andreescu knocked out by Tsurenko as Ukrainian’s fine run continues

Lesia Tsurenko advanced to the last 16 of Roland-Garros, ending Canadian Bianca Andreescu’s mini renaissance by defeating the former US Open champion 6-1, 6-1.

Tsurenko is enjoying a fine run in the French capital, but will face the mammoth task of beating world No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek in the next round.

It will be a tall order, but the Ukrainian can take heart from the fact that she has already knocked out a former Roland-Garros champion in Barbora Krejcikova, whom she beat in the opening round.

Andreescu, meanwhile, edged out Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the No 18 seed (2-6, 6-3, 6-4) and beat American wildcard Emma Navarro (6-1, 6-4) earlier in the tournament in what looked to be promising form.

The Canadian will now turn her attention to the grass-court season as she continues to search for the tennis that gave her a Grand Slam title in New York.

Paris (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49.600.000, most recent results first):

• Olga Danilovic vs. Ons Jabeur
• Bernarda Pera beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-4, 7-6 (2)
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Kayla Day (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Iga Swiatek beat Xinyu Wang: 6-0, 6-0
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (23): 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
• Coco Gauff (6) beat Mirra Andreeva (Q): 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Karolina Muchova beat Irina-Camelia Begu (27): 6-3, 6-2
• Sloane Stephens beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
• Elina Avanesyan (LL) beat Clara Tauson (Q): 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
• Elina Svitolina beat Anna Blinkova: 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 6-2, 6-2
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Anastasia Potapova (24): 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
• Elise Mertens (28) beat Jessica Pegula (3): 6-1, 6-3
• Daria Kasatkina (9) beat Peyton Stearns: 6-0, 6-1