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Andreeva won 23 of 28 first-serve points and
converted 4 of 8 break points in her first match since the Paris
Olympics, where she secured the silver medal in women's doubles.
Andreeva also finished with a 16-5 edge over Navarro on winners.
"I knew that it was going to be a very hard match. She's had an
amazing year so far, so I was just trying to go on court and do
my best and to play because I had nothing to lose," Andreeva
said. "I just went out there, tried to show my best level and
tried to win a match, and I think I did it."
Another Russian, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, also knocked off a
seeded foe, topping No. 17 Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 4-6,
7-6 (4), 6-3. Pavlyuchenkova finished with 10 aces and overcame
14 double faults. She also saved 12 of 16 break points.
Meanwhile, top-seeded Pole Iga Swiatek, No. 15 seed Marta
Kostyuk of Ukraine and Russians Liudmila Samsonova and Anna
Kalinskaya, the 10th seed and the 13th seed, respectively, held
off underdogs.
Swiatek was challenged by France's Varvara Gracheva but she
managed to prevail 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-2.
"It was not easy to finish in the second set," Swiatek said.
"She started playing with freedom, with nothing to lose. I
backed down a bit and she used her chances. I'm happy I got more
proactive in the third set and played more intense."
Kostyuk swept New Zealand's Lulu Sun 6-3, 7-5. Samsonova cruised
past China's Xinyu Wang for a 6-4, 6-4 win, and Kalinskaya
overcame a brutal first set to beat Czech Katerina Siniakova
1-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Swiatek and Kostyuk were playing second-round matches, and they
are set to meet in the third round.
Other winners Wednesday included Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki,
Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic, American Taylor
Townsend, Leylah Fernandez of Canada, Russia's Diana Shnaider,
Poland's Magdalena Frech and Spaniards Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
and Paula Badosa.
Shnaider won the silver medal alongside Andreeva as her doubles
partner in Paris.
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