Bianca Andreescu got emotional while giving her runner-up speech after losing to second-seeded Liudmila Samsonova in three sets in the final of the 2024 Libema Open on Sunday (June 16). Coincidentally, the former US Open winner celebrated her birthday the same day.Andreescu made her WTA Tour return at this year’s French Open after a nine-month layoff due to a back injury. The Canadian reached the third round on the terre battue. She followed that up with a good result on the grass courts of ‘s-Hertogenbosch this week, winning four matches to reach her seventh career final.
