Leylah Fernandez

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Fernandez advances at French Open in straight sets (CBC.ca)

19-year-old Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez defeated her French opponent Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets, 6-0, 7-6, on Sunday in Paris.

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Leylah Fernandez ousts native Mladenovic with sensational 2nd set ... (TennisUpToDate.com)

Leylah Fernandez eased into the 2nd round of the Roland Garros by taking down Kristina Mladenovic 6-0 7-5 coming back from 5-3 down in the 2nd set.

Fernandez made it 5-5 and then raced past a stunned Mladenovic who lost her serve to make it 6-5 and then bowed out at 7-5. Kristina Mladenovic is far off her best and this match was perfect for Fernandez to get her feet wet and build some confidence. The opening set was a proper confidence-builder for her as she smashed her opponent with fierce shot-making that resulted in a bagel.

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Fernandez happy to overcome 'football match' crowd in win over ... (Reuters)

Leylah Fernandez learned first-hand how loud the crowd at Roland Garros can be when she triumphed over local hope Kristina Mladenovic in the French Open ...

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Fernandez happy to overcome 'football match' crowd in win over ... (INQUIRER.net)

Filipino-Canadian Leylah Fernandez learned first-hand how loud the crowd at Roland Garros can be when she triumphed over local hope Kristina Mladenovic in ...

I’m very happy to have lived such a match.” “Having that experience of the French crowd that was chanting, shouting, it was a great experience, like a football match. “Honestly it was very difficult but I’m very happy that I was able to play against such a crowd, because I always had the dream of having a crowd against myself,” Fernandez told a news conference.

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