ANDREESCU SET TO FACE TOP SEED

Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated Britain's Katie Swan 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday at the Bad Homburg Open grasscourt tennis tournament. Andreescu, pictured, from Mississauga, Ont., needed one hour and 37 minutes to complete the second-round victory. She will face top-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals. Kasatkina, the world No. 13, defeated Germany's Jule Niemeier 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. The 64th-ranked Andreescu has yet to lose a set at the Wimbledon warm-up event. The 2019 U.S. Open champion began the tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Italy's Martina Trevisan. Richmond Hill, Ont.'s Denis Shapovalov's losing streak continued Wednesday as he lost 6-4, 6-1 to Benjamin Bonzi of France at the Mallorca Championships. The 16th-ranked Canadian had a firstround bye in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.