Canada’s Galarneau moves on to third round of French Open qualifying
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PARIS – Canada’s Alexis Galarneau is on the cusp of his first French Open main-draw appearance after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Brazil’s Pedro Boscardin Dias on Wednesday in the second round of qualifying.
Galarneau advanced despite facing 17 break points. He persevered to save 15 of them, while breaking Boscardin Dias three times on seven chances.
The 27-year-old from Laval, Que., who was eliminated in the first round of the last two French Open qualifying tournaments, will face Italy’s Federico Cina on Thursday for a spot in the main draw.
Galarneau was the only Canadian to advance to the final round of qualifying Wednesday after Liam Draxl and Bianca Andreescu lost their second-round matches.
Andreescu, the former world No. 4, fell 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 to Slovakia’s Viktoria Hruncakova.
The 25-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., lost in the second round of qualifying at Roland Garros for the second straight year. She advanced to the third round in 2024.
Draxl, 24, from Newmarket, Ont., fell 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 to top seed Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands in his second attempt to qualify for the clay-court Grand Slam. He lost in the first round of qualifying last year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2026.
Note to readers:This is a corrected story. A previous version incorrectly stated Viktoria Hruncakova was from Czechia, instead of Slovakia.