Roland-Garros: Andreescu sets up Bencic clash in second round of French Open

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu came from a set down to beat Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 and advance to the second round of Roland-Garros in Paris on Monday.

Playing in only her third main draw at the French Open, Andreescu needed two hours and 18 minutes to beat Bonaventure, who came through the qualifying event, in a rain-interrupted match on Court 7.

Now ranked 72nd in the world, Andreescu will face 14th seed Swiss Belinda Bencic in the second round. The Canadian has taken a break from the sport after Indian Wells in October and returned to the tour only in Stuttgart in April.

Paris (Grand Slam): Other first-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000)

• Iga Swiatek beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-2, 6-0
• Daria Saville beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou: 6-1, 6-2
• Andrea Petkovic beat Oceane Dodin: 6-4, 6-2
• Amanda Anisimova beat Naomi Osaka: 7-5, 6-4
• Petra Kvitova beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 [7], 6-1
• Martina Trevisan beat Harriet Dart: 6-0, 6-2
• Qinwen Zheng beat Maryna Zanevska: 6-3, 6-1

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