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Canadians Andreescu, Polansky off to final round of French Open qualifying

The Canadian Press Published Thursday, May 24, 2018 11:24AM EDT

Denis Shapovalov returns the ball to Nadal

Denis Shapovalov returns the ball to Rafael Nadal, at the Italian Open tennis on May 17, 2018 (Alessandra Tarantino / AP)

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PARIS - Two Canadians are one win away from joining Denis Shapovalov in the main singles draw at the French Open.

Mississauga teen Bianca Andreescu advanced to the final round of women's qualifying with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria on Thursday.

On the men's side, No. 14 seed Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont. defeated Serbia's Pedja Krstin 6-4, 6-2 to move on to the final qualifying round.

Andreescu will face No. 22 seed Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands in the third round of qualifying on Friday, while Polansky will meet unseeded Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia.

Shapovalov, a 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., was the lone Canadian to earn a direct berth in the main draw after Milos Raonic withdrew because of injury. Shapovalov is ranked 26th in the world.

The main draw starts Sunday.