Paris, France) – For the second time in her professional career, Lesia Tsurenko will play in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. The 34-year-old and 66th-ranked experienced Ukrainian advanced to Paris after defeating the Canadian on Saturday Bianca Andreescu, former top 5 and current 42nd place, double 6/1 just over an hour from the start. With this, she repeats the campaign carried out in the 2018 season.

“Bianca is a tough opponent, she’s a Grand Slam champion and she’s playing very well. But I came here with a good game plan and I’m very happy to have executed everything I had planned”, said Tsurenko, during the interview on the ground. . The Ukrainian scored six breaks in the match, three in each set, and only faced one break point early in the second half.

Like in 2018 ☺️@LTsurenko is back in the @Roland Garros Round of 16, beating Andreescu to line up a match against Swiatek on Monday!#Roland Garrospic.twitter.com/HJyN1sc9au

– wta (@WTA) June 3, 2023

Tsurenko now faces world number 1 and two-time champion Iga Swiatek. The Pole won the previous two duels in straight sets, dropping only two matches in each match. “The next game is one of the main challenges on the circuit. She is world No. 1 and a specialist in clay and my record against her is not so good. But I am very excited to play against her because it is a good challenge and I will have the chance to improve my own game”.

Pera and Schmiedlova are also advancing in Paris
Winner of two WTA tournaments on clay last year, the American left-hander Bernarda Pera qualified for the first time for the round of 16 of a Grand Slam. She beat the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto by 6/4 and 7/6 (7-2). Pera awaits the winner between Tunisian Ons Jabeur and Serbian Olga Danilovic. Slovak Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, former top 30 and current world number 100, also advanced Slovak Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, who beat North American Kayla Day by 6/1 and 6/3. She is the next rival of number 6 Coco Gauff.