Andreescu routs Podrez 6-0 6-3 in US Open qualifying

Bianca Andreescu needed just two sets to move past Veronika Podrez 6-0 6-3 in the US Open qualifying semifinals, the opening set gone in a bagel before the Ukrainian steadied slightly. The serve numbers told the story: Andreescu won 75.8 percent behind her first delivery and 47.8 percent behind her second, while Podrez managed only 55.2 and 29.6 respectively. Podrez landed just 51.8 percent of first serves and coughed up eight double faults, leaving her under constant pressure. Andreescu's own five double faults barely mattered on a day when the Canadian controlled almost every exchange from the baseline.