Bianca Andreescu defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 6–3 in the second round of the WTA 250 event in Washington on hard court, producing a significant upset against the pre-match favourite. Mladenovic entered with odds of 1.34 to Andreescu's 3.6, yet the Canadian dispatched the Frenchwoman with clinical efficiency, winning both sets by identical margins. Andreescu's dominant performance suggested a player operating well above the odds, controlling the baseline exchanges and converting her opportunities with precision. The victory marked a notable scalp for the then-rising Andreescu and demonstrated her capability to dismantle seeded opponents on hard courts. The result propelled Andreescu into the quarter-finals and further established her credentials as a serious contender in the season's hard-court circuit.