Bianca Vanessa Andreescu victorious over Bertens in the 3rd round in Toronto

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu hustles Kiki Bertens 6-1 6-7⁷ 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Toronto on Thursday. Andreescu will have to play Karolina Pliskova in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Andreescu was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Bertens in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Andreescu improved her lead after breaking Bertens in the 6^th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

2^nd set.

Bertens conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Andreescu in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, that was not enough for the Dutch to win the set because Bianca Vanessa managed to break back in the 5^th (2-3) game. Bertens kept her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

Bertens missed the chance to break the Canadian when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40) in the 6^th (40-0) and in the 8^th (40-0) game.

3^rd set.

Andreescu came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Bertens in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for Andreescu to win the set because Kiki managed to break back in the 7^th (3-4) game. The Canadian maintained her cool to break the Dutch in the 10^th (6-4) game.

At the end of the match, Bianca Vanessa scored 111 points vs. Bertens’s 91 points.

The Canadian served pretty well to win 82% of the points (47/57) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (15/30) on her second serve. Bianca Vanessa won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 38% (5/13). On the other side, Kiki had a tough time in converting her break points since she converted only 22% of her break points (2/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Andreescu and Bertens is 1-0 for Bianca Vanessa.

Highlights Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Kiki Bertens Rogers Cup – Toronto

Andreescu’s Interview

Next Match: Bianca Vanessa Andreescu vs. Karolina Pliskova – H2H and stats

Andreescu will take on Pliskova in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Karolina Pliskova since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.