Bianca Andreescu (WTA 42) made an impressive run into the second round of Roland Garros by beating Victoria Azarenka (WTA 18) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Victoria Azarenka, knocked out by Bianca Andreescu at Roland Garros

If the first set was won by a player from Belarus, then after five games won in a row, the second set was exactly the opposite.

Andreescu led with a score of 3-1 and managed to win five games in a row.

The deciding set was played on counterattacks, but the Canadian player pulled off a surprise and qualified further in two hours and 31 minutes.

In the second round, Bianca Andreescu will meet the American Emma Navarro (75 WTA), a player who entered the main draw from the qualification.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.

Results of the day in the first round of Roland Garros

Andreev – Riske-Amritraj 6-2, 6-1

Kalinin (25) – Parry 2-6, 3-6

Peterson – Ferro 6-2, 6-0

Van – Buzkova (31) 6-4, 7-6

Bronzetti – Jaber (7) 4-6, 1-6

Danylovych – Bindl 6-3, 6-2

Yanichevich – Until 6-0, 2-6, 1-6

Masarova – Gaffe (6) 6-3, 1-6, 2-6

Noskova – Kovinich 6-3, 2-1 (retired)

Russian – Graber 2-6, 3-6

Burel – Sorribes Tormo 6-7, 2-6

Tsurenko – Krejchikova (13) 6-2, 6-4

Sorana Kirstea (30) – Paolini 5-7, 6-2, 2-6

Rybakina (4) – Fruhvirtova 6-4, 6-2

Zhu- Davis 3-6, 3-6

Sventek (1) – Bucha 6-4, 6-0

In-Albon – Liu 1-6, 4-6

Azarenka (18) – Andreescu 6-2, 3-6, 4-6

Andreeva – Navarro 2-6, 6-3, 6-4

March – Rogers 3-6, 6-3, 6-2