Canada’s Bianca Andreescu fought back from a 6-0, 5-2 deficit to beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in the WTA Tour’s first match of 2023 at the Adelaide International on Sunday.
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Andreescu, ranked 46th in the world, is now 3-0 lifetime against the 54th-ranked Muguruza.
In a clash of former Grand Slam champions, Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open winner, beat the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon champ. Muguruza is also a former world No. 1.
Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., will face No. 4 seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia or Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in the second round.
