Andreeva dismantles Tjen to ease into US Open second round

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Andreeva[/a] announced herself by ‌claiming this year's French Open title on clay, but ‌she has shown she is no slouch on ‌hard courts.[/p][p]The 19-year-old, who looked right at home during her run to the mixed doubles semi-finals with fellow ‌Russian Andrey Rublev last week, relied on ⁠her power and ‌precision again to dispatch [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tjen-janice/ngVYO2lo/"]Tjen[/a] under the roof of Louis ​Armstrong Stadium.[/p][p][b]"Our match in Cincinnati was really tough... the conditions were tough as it ​was hot and humid," Andreeva said, referring to her win over Tjen in the US Open ⁠tune-up last month.[/b][/p][p][b]"It was ​the first time I was playing her... She's not easy to play against. Today, I was just trying to talk to my coach to see ‌what we can do better in order for me to feel confident on the court. I was trying to be very aggressive.[/b][/p][p][b]"I was trying to go for my shots, and after everything, I just feel like today it was a better match."[/b][/p][image alt="Match stats" id="6d118719-8003-4ca2-869e-6263948bb37d" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e83676fc-6389-4fc8-b07b-ca5d26d9a9cd" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Andreeva drew first blood with a fiery forehand winner to break for a 3-2 lead in the ‌opening set, which the fifth seed completely dominated ​thereafter and closed out after only 31 minutes ‌of action.[/p][p]There was no respite for Tjen in the second set as Andreeva dialled up the intensity to claim another early break before she sealed the victory to set up a ⁠clash with Germany's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lys-eva/v93ljkqM/"]⁠Eva Lys[/a] in the ‌next round.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/tjen-j-ngVYO2lo/?mid=lptbOEft"]Check out the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/p]