WTA Toronto: Tsurenko scores fourth consecutive win over Andreescu to reach second round

Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko edged out Canadian wildcard Bianca Andreescu 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the WTA National Bank Open at the Aviva Centre in Toronto on Tuesday.

Andreescu started off the match on a strong note as she looked for her first win over the Ukrainian in three meetings on the WTA Tour. However, Tsurenko fought back, coming from a break down twice in the second set, to win it and then build a 5-0 lead in the decider.

The Canadian fought back to reduce the deficit to 5-4 before Tsurenko was able to hold serve in the 10th game and complete her fourth win in as many matches over the former US Open champion.

Tsurenko, ranked No 85, will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 10 seed, next.

Toronto WTA 1000, other first-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3,211,715):

• Taylor Townsend (LL) beat Dayana Yastremska (16): 6-3, 3-1 ret.
• Karolina Pliskova beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-4, 7-6 (10)
• Victoria Azarenka (12) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 6-2, 6-2
• Yafan Wang (Q) beat Sofia Kenin: 7-5, 7-6 (3)
• Elina Svitolina beat Shelby Rogers: 6-0, 6-2
• Moyuka Uchijima (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Magdalena Frech beat Anastasia Potapova: 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
• Marta Kostyuk (11) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-0, 6-2
• Shuai Zhang vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Bernarda Pera vs. Katie Boulter
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Yue Yuan
• Magda Linette vs. Rebecca Marino
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Ons Jabeur vs. Naomi Osaka
• Caroline Dolehide vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Erika Andreeva vs. Marina Stakusic
• Anna Blinkova vs. Peyton Stearns
• Harriet Dart vs. Diana Shnaider
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Paula Badosa vs. Clara Tauson
• Elise Mertens vs. Katie Volynets
• Greet Minnen vs. Sloane Stephens
• Louisa Chirico vs. Anna Kalinskaya

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