Samantha Crawford advances in Quebec City after edging Ysaline Bonaventure
Crawford advances in Quebec City after edging Bonaventure
QUEBEC CITY (AP) Samantha Crawford of the United States edged Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 in the opening round of the Coupe Banque Nationale on Monday.
The eighth-seeded Crawford finally put the match away in just over two hours after Bonaventure saved two match points in the second set and forced the decider.
In other matches, 17-year-old Cici Bellis followed up her third-round showing at the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over France's Amandine Hesse.
Bellis reached a career-high ranking of No. 120 after winning three matches in qualifying in New York and then advancing to the third round, falling to eventual champion Angelique Kerber.
Another American, 365th-ranked Danielle Lao, upset 2014 Quebec City champion and third-seeded Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-4, 6-2 in a late match.