Andreescu advances to quarter-finals at Citi Open with big upset; Raonic also through
WASHINGTON — Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu advanced to the women’s quarter-finals at the Citi Open with a huge 6-2, 6-3 upset of second-seed Kristina Mladenovic on Thursday.
Andreescu, a 17-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., picked up her first win over a top-20 WTA player. Mladenovic is ranked 12th in the world.
Eugenie Bouchard failed to join Andreescu in the quarters. In a match between two former top-10 players with their recent form, Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was defeated 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic.
In men’s action, third seed Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., beat Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-6 (7), 6-3.


