Italian Open: Andreescu stuns former champ Rybakina to book spot in last 16
Bianca Andreescu beat Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday. She’ll play either Magdalena Frech or Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Bianca Andreescu – Zuma / Panoramic
Canadian Bianca Andreescu reached the last 16 of the Italian Open by beating Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 11 seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Andreescu, ranked No 121, will play the winner of the match between Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 26 seed, and Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 8 seed, next.
The Canadian won against Italian wildcard Federica Urgesi (6-0, 6-3) and Croat Donna Vekic, the No 20 seed (6-1, 3-6, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous round of the Rome tournament, Rybakina, ranked No 12, won against German Eva Lys (7-6 (3), 6-2).
Rome WTA 1000, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, EUR 6.009.593, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Magdalena Frech vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Emma Navarro vs. Clara Tauson
- Coco Gauff (4) beat Magda Linette (32): 7-5, 6-3
- Emma Raducanu beat Veronika Kudermetova: 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
- Marta Kostyuk beat Leylah Fernandez (24): 6-4, 6-2
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Sofia Kenin (31): 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Elise Mertens (25) beat Jessica Pegula (3): 7-5, 6-1
- Naomi Osaka beat Marie Bouzkova: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Laura Siegemund
- Jasmine Paolini (6) beat Ons Jabeur (27): 6-4, 6-3
- Elina Svitolina (16) beat Hailey Baptiste (Q): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Danielle Collins (29) beat Iga Swiatek (2): 6-1, 7-5
- Diana Shnaider (13) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-3, 6-3
- Peyton Stearns beat Madison Keys (5): 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)
