Bianca Andreescu falls short in Libema Open final

Canada's Bianca Andreescu's search for her first title win since 2019 will continue after a loss in the final of the Libema Open on Sunday in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

The Mississauga, Ont., native lost to Russia's Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the championship match of the grass court tune-up tournament ahead of Wimbledon.

Andreescu, with her left thigh heavily taped, took the first set but could not withstand Samsonova's rally. 

Samsonova, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the final earlier on Sunday after finishing up a rain-delayed match against two-time defending champion Ekaterina Alexandrova.

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This is just the second tournament Andreescu has played in since missing nearly 10 months with a back injury. Since returning to action three weeks ago at the French Open, Andreescu has won six of eight matches.

The 23-year-old Canadian defeated four-time Grand Slam title winner Naomi Osaka of Japan in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday.

Andreescu's last title win came at the 2019 U.S. Open.

Elsewhere, it was announced on Sunday that Andy Murray has been selected to represent Team GB for a fifth Olympics after being included in the squad for the Paris Games.

Murray, who in February signaled his intention to retire later this year, has been granted an ITF place to compete despite his lowly singles ranking of 97 due to being a former grand-slam winner and Olympic gold-medallist.

Team GB was also notified on Thursday that 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu would be in the mix for an ITF place, but she turned down the chance because of the multiple changes in surface over the coming weeks and after only recently returning from a lengthy injury absence.

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