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As much as both Bianca Andreescu and Aryna Sabalenka have accomplished over the last few years, they have never met on the WTA Tour.

That changes Thursday, in a highly-anticipated matchup between the comebacking Andreescu and the struggling Sabalenka.

ATP Tour – Thursday, April 21, 2022 final results

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: €611,210
Draws: S28 – D16

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[3] Aryna Sabalenka def Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 61 36 62

[WC] Laura Siegemund (GER) def [4] Maria Sakkari (GRE) 64 31 retd
Liudmila Samsonova def [6] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 64 64

[2] Paula Badosa (ESP) def. Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 62 46 76 (4)
[5] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def Ekaterina Alexandrova 26 63 76 (5)
[7] Ons Jabeur (TUN) def. Daria Kasatkina 63 63
[8] Emma Raducanu (GBR) def. [LL] Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 60 26 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

[2] Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) def. Alicja Rosolska (POL) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 64 64

[ALT] Christina Bucsa (ESP) / Tamara Zidansek (SLO) def [3] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Storm Sanders (AUS) 63 26 [12-10]

[1] Coco Gauff (USA) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Paula Badosa (ESP) / Aryna Sabalenka WALKOVER

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TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championships Istanbul
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Category: WTA 250
Dates: April 18 – 24, 2022
Prize money: $239,477
Draws: S32 – D16

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[3] Veronika Kudermetova def. Anna Bogdan (ROU) WALKOVER
[6] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def. [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 64 10 retd
[7] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Varvara Gracheva 62 61

[Q] Anastasia Potapova def Petra Martic (CRO) 62 63
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 62 60