Andreescu posts straight-sets win over Turkish opponent to begin play at Libema Open

Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated Turkey's Zenyep Sonmez 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in first-round play at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Andreescu, the No. 6 seed from Mississauga, Ont., completed the victory in 84 minutes.

She will face Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova in the second round. Hruncakova was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Switzerland's Susan Bandecchi.

On Saturday, Andreescu was eliminated from the French Open after losing to Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, in the third round.

Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., is the other Canadian entered in the singles draw of the WTA 250-level tournament.

She was scheduled to play top-seeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the second round on Wednesday.

Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., the lone Canadian in the men's singles draw, was set to meet Australia's Jordan Thompson in the second round on Thursday.