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Canadian star Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after a three-set victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu.
The 20-year-old won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 inside the Melbourne Arena, but had to overcome her fair share of scares in the process.
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Andreescu entered the tournament as a No.8 seed, in his first game after more than one dismissal for injury over a year.
It sounded like business as usual for Andreescu in the first set, but the Romanian underdog made inroads in the second to take him to a decision maker.
Stuck at 3-3 in the third set, things looked even riskier for Andreescu, but she found a way to do it after going past three break points.
Bianca Andreescu survives a scare to reach the second round of the Australian Open. She lost three break points at 3-3 in the third set, but showed she hadn’t lost her clutch in big moments, despite more than a year of absence from competitive tennis, and has beat Buzarnescu 6-2 4-6 6-3.
– George Bellshaw (@BellshawGeorge) February 8, 2021
The winner of the 2019 US Open will now play in the second round on Wednesday, with an opponent yet to be determined.
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