Berlin Open: Andreescu sets up Pliskova showdown

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu needed three sets to out Czech Katerina Siniakova and move into the second round of the Berlin Open at Rot-Weiss Tennis Club on Monday.

The Canadian won needed two hours and 29 minutes to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Andreescu, ranked No 69 in the world, will next meet fourth seed Karolina Pliskova next. Pliskova rebounded from a first set loss to beat Kaia Kanepi 6-7, 6-0, 6-0.

Berlin WTA 500, first-round results (Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, grass, EUR 611.210):

• Karolina Pliskova beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-7 [5], 6-0, 6-0
• Daria Saville (Q) beat Jil Teichmann: 6-7 [2], 7-5, 6-2
• Daria Kasatkina (6) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
• Leolia Jeanjean vs. Maria Sakkari
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Alize Cornet
• Belinda Bencic vs. Jule Niemeier
• Ann Li vs. Coco Gauff
• Andrea Petkovic vs. Garbine Muguruza
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Alycia Parks
• Ons Jabeur vs. Karolina Muchova
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Xinyu Wang
• Anastasia Gasanova vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

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