Bianca Andreescu competes for a spot in the French Open after Wednesday’s marathon.
In the second round of the qualifying round of the second major season of the season, Andreescu lost to Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5). The game lasted for 2 hours and 31 minutes.
Mississauga, Ontario native started quickly by winning the first set and leading the second set 5-3. But Cibino rose from there and eventually won the game.
Andreescu missed the start of the season after deleting the appendix, but got a good start in the qualifying round, winning her first game 6-0, 6-0. She is currently ranked 102nd in the world.
Two other Canadians lost in the second round of the qualifiers on Wednesday. Marina Stakusic, who is also Mississauga, lost 6-2, 6-1 to Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch. Carson Branstine’s mother is from Toronto and lost 6-0, 6-3 to Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova.
