Leylah Fernandez kicked off Canada's run at the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in dominant fashion Friday, taking a 6-0, 6-3 win over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.
The 20-year-old from Laval, Que., used a powerful serve to put away four aces and won 5-of-9 possible break points across the one-hour, five-minute match.
Saturday will feature 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. After an extended rally, the Canadian sent a backhanded chip shot over the net to take a decisive 3-0 lead and closed out the fifth game of the day with her fourth ace.
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