The event will continue Saturday with singles matches between Fernandez and Bonaventure, and Marino and Wickmayer, before Fernandez and Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski battle Kirsten Flipkens and Greet Minnen in doubles play
Fernandez, the world No. 50, dominated from the outset of Friday’s opener, blasting an ace down the line just minutes in. The 20-year-old added three more across the one-hour, five-minute match.
The former world No. 12, who currently sits at 190th, said she rolled her ankle early in the first set and the injury made serving painful. She won 12-of-25 first service points across the match and chalked up three double faults. “I knew it was going to happen, that Yanina was going to come back, that she was going to figure me out. It’s tennis, it’s a puzzle,” Fernandez said.
“That was definitely a challenging match,” said Marino, who fired 15 aces but also struggled with unforced errors, making 79. The Canadian then jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second, only to see the 86th-ranked Bonaventure claw her way back. Bonaventure went up 5-4 when Marino sent a return beyond the baseline, and she celebrated with an enthusiastic “C’mon!” and fist pump.
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