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Canada's Bianca Andreescu scores emphatic 2nd-round win at Madrid Open

Canada's Bianca Andreescu plays a forehand in her second round match against Danielle Collins of the United Statesat the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday in Madrid, Spain. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images - image credit)
Canada's Bianca Andreescu plays a forehand in her second round match against Danielle Collins of the United Statesat the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday in Madrid, Spain. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images - image credit)

Bianca Andreescu of Canada advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open with a victory against American Danielle Collins on Sunday.

Andreescu, playing in her second tournament after a months-long absence, made quick work of the sixth-seeded American, taking a a 6-1, 6-1 win.

The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., will next face the winner of the match between Jessica Pegula of the U.S. and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

WATCH | Andreescu cruises into 3rd round in Madrid:

Leylah Annie Fernandez, of Laval, Que., ranked 20th in the world, was ousted 6-4, 6-4 by Switzerland's Jil Teichmann on Sunday.

Fernandez was victorious in her Madrid main-draw debut on Friday with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 win over German qualifier Andrea Petkovic.

WATCH | Fernandez eliminated in Madrid:

Osaka ousted in 2nd round

Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets.

Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Osaka 6-3, 6-1 in the second round Sunday on the Spanish capital's outdoor clay courts. Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka enjoyed six aces but had her serve broken five times by Sorribes Tormo, who had already bettered French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Sorribes Tormo next faces Daria Kasatkina after she fought back to upset fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina brushed aside Muguruza 6-3, 6-0.

Muguruza, the reigning WTA Finals champion, had pain in her right calf but said this wasn't the reason for her defeat.

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1.