Andreescu, Sebov close on on Wimbledon berth with second-round qualifying wins

Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, plays a shot to Barbora Krejcikova, of the Czech Republic, during their first round match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Montreal, Sunday, July 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

LONDON — Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Katherine Sebov beat the heat on Wednesday and moved within a win of a berth in the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon.

Andreescu, a former world No. 4 from Mississauga, Ont., cruised after a first-set setback in a 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 win over Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann.

Andreescu, who lost in the second round of qualifying last year after two straight trips to the third round of the main draw at the All England Club, will next face Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.

Toronto’s Sebov, who was a late addition to the qualifying tournament after Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales withdrew on the eve of her first match, moved closer to her second Grand Slam main draw with a victory over Germany’s Noma Noha Akugue. Sebov fought back from a 5-3 deficit in the third set to win 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Sebov will next face Russia’s Iryna Shymanovich.

Earlier, Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., lost his men’s second-round qualifying match 7-5, 6-2 to Oliver Tarvet. The British wild card also beat Galarneau in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying last year.

Wednesday’s qualifying was delayed by extreme heat in London, with temperatures reaching 35 C.

Because of the heat warnings, the ball boys and ball girls were kept home. Their duties were handled by “our Court Services team — who are all adults,” the All England Club said.

The U.K.’s weather service said the region could see temperatures as high as 40 C, accompanied by high humidity, over the next few days before the weather relents in time for the main draw.

Also Wednesday, there was a temporary loss of power to part of the Roehampton qualifying venue “which meant that the electronic line calling system could not function,” the club added. Heat will be looked at as a possible cause for the outage.

With files from The Associated Press

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 24, 2026.

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