
Bianca Andresscu of Mississauga, Ontario delivered an impressive first round upset at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. While playing at the famous Roland Garros, Andreescu, the 171st ranked player in the world, defeated Clara Tauson of Denmark, the 63rd ranked player, 6-2, 6-3.
Andreescu, the 2019 United States Open champion, had a great start as he won four of the first five games. She will next play Donna Vekic of Croatia in the second round. Vekic has a lot of momentum at the moment as she went all the way to the semifinals at Wimbledon. This will be their first meeting head to head.
Meanwhile, Leylah Annie Fernandez of Montreal, Quebec, the 16th seed, needed three sets, but got by Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. This was one of the more intriguing first round matches as Fernandez and Muchova have both made grand slam finals. Fernandez made the US Open final in 2021, while Muchova made the French Open final in 2023. Next up for Fernandez is Cristina Bucsa of Spain. This is their first meeting head-to-head.
On the men’s side, Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, the 13th seed, defeated Marcos Giron of the United States, 6-1, 6-4. Like Andeescu, Auger-Aliassime had a great start as he won four of the first five games. Auger-Aliassime will next play Maximilian Arterer of Germany. Auger-Aliassime won the only prior meeting, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in the first round of the 2024 BMW Open in Munich this past April.