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Canadian Tennis Star Cruises to Second Round

28 Oct

Summary

Leylah Fernandez won her first match at the Japan Open.
She defeated Japan's Himeno Sakatsume in straight sets.
Fernandez will face Elise Mertens in the next round.

Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., has secured her spot in the second round of the Japan Open. Competing on Tuesday, the 23rd-ranked Canadian secured a decisive victory over Japan's Himeno Sakatsume, the world's 114th-ranked player.

Fernandez needed just over 90 minutes to achieve the 6-4, 6-2 win. She successfully converted three of her nine break-point opportunities throughout the match. This victory follows her recent runner-up performance at the Ningbo Open last weekend. Fernandez is now set to face Elise Mertens, the tournament's fifth seed, whom she previously defeated in Ningbo.

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