Canadian Andreescu loses in semifinals

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu is out of the Phillip Island Trophy after a semifinal loss.

The No. 2 seed from Mississauga, Ont., dropped a 6-7 (9), 6-2, 7-5 decision to No. 13 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Friday.

Bouzkova rallied from a 4-1 deficit in the third set, saving two match points en route to the victory.

Andreescu had 52 unforced errors. Andreescu, who won the US Open in 2019, is now 4-2 in 2021 after ending a 15-month absence from the tour at the ongoing Australian Open.

The 20-year-old Andreescu entered the new WTA Tour event for early losers at the Australian Open after being ousted in the second round of the

Grand Slam last week.

Andreescu is expected to rise to No. 8 when the WTA Tour rankings are updated Monday.