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US Open: Bianca Andreescu gets rolling, also Sakkari and Bencic continue

Bianca Andreescu , US Open winner from 2019, is getting better and better in the current edition. Maria Sakkari and Belinda Bencic are also on.

by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Sep 04, 2021, 07:54 pm

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Bianca Andreescu
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Bianca Andreescu

Andreescu beat Belgian Greet Minnen 6: 1, 6: 2 without any problems, Minnen slipped into the main draw as a lucky loser and then made the best of it with two wins. Against Andreescu, however, it was not enough to advance: The Canadian, who was completely injured in 2020, is getting better and better into the game after starting the tournament.

Andreescu remains unbeaten in New York: She played ten games at the US Open and celebrated ten wins.

In the round of 16, however, a different caliber is now waiting for Andreescu, who is seeded at six: Maria Sakkari, semi-finalist at the French Open. She took out - surprisingly on the faster surface in New York - an extremely flawed Petra Kvitova. Typical of the match ball, in which the Czech made a double mistake and then snuck to the net disappointed. The Grand Slam record of the two-time major winner remains weak in 2021, the third round in New York was her best result.

Belinda Bencic is also in the round of 16

Also ahead is Olympic champion Belinda Bencic, who is still in great shape: Against Jessica Pegula, one of the climbers of the last few months, Bencic won 6: 2 and 6: 4. She now meets Iga Swiatek or Anett Kontaveit.

Here the single tableau in New York

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by Florian Goosmann

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Sep 04, 2021, 07:54 pm
last edit: Sep 04, 2021, 07:54 pm