New York: Bianca Andreescu and Denis Shapovalov fly the flag for Canada at the US Open on Thursday by coming through a second round match at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Former champion Andreescu down four times during a 6-4 6-4 victory over American Lauren Davis but never folded, firing 19 winners when he bids to recapture the magic of Flushing Meadows 2019 campaign a success.
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“This game is not easy at all,” said Andreescu, when the Canadian fans cheering from the stands.
“It was just a point here and there that really counted.” Bianca Andreescu moved to 9-0 in #usopen! https://t.co/dakxbgnjjnjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjo (@USOPEN) 1630630073000Andreescu beat Serena Williams in the final in 2019 Playing in the main draw for the first time but missed the injury and the challenge of playing in Covid and -19 pandemic.
He said winning the tough three setter that lasted two hours and 49 minutes against Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland in the opening round on Tuesday has become a real confidence booster.
“A lot of it is mental,” said Andreescu told reporters.
“I have not played a lot of games this year.
Many sets of exercise and all that, but it’s not the same as actually playing in the tournament.” He faces greet Lucky Loser Minnen of Belgium in the third round.
World Number 10 Shapovalov keep the party will flush the Canadian cohort Meadows, dressed in red and white with maple leaf accents, struggled past Spain Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-0.
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https://t.co/c8alzn5doq- US Open tennis (@usopen) 1630638756000Shapovalov fired 21 winners in the first set, although he struggled to contain dituktif errors (19).
However, after sealing the first set in a tiebreaker, he wrapped up the match quickly, seizing the momentum with a break in the fourth game of the second set.
Demoralization Carballes Baena, who had defeated Canada in the second round of Roland-Garros last year, failed to get into the third set, because Shapovalov did not drop a single point of the first or second dish and get all the return.
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The court” than winning the tiebreaker after made six double faults in the first set.
“For me it was very pleasant and again play in front of the fans.
It is something we miss,” he added.
He faces Lloyd Harris in South Africa in the third round.