Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., faces a tough first-round match in the women's singles at the Paris Olympics
Leylah Fernandez - The Canadian PressPARIS — Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., faces a tough first-round match in the women's singles at the Paris OlympicsFernandez, the 16th seed, will play Czech player Karolina Muchova, a 2023 French Open finalist, on Saturday the first round on the clay courts of Roland Garros. Muchova, ranked 29th in the world, won their only previous encounter in 2022 on hard courts in Miami.
In the men's draw, Montreal's Félix Auger-Aliassime, the 13th seed, will also start his campaign Saturday against American Marcos Giron, ranked 38th. Auger-Aliassime, who lost in the first round of singles at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, will also compete in men's doubles with Milos Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., and in mixed doubles with Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski.
Fernandez and Dabrowski, a winner of 16 women's doubles titles, will play France's Clara Burel and Varvara Gracheva on Saturday in the first round of the women's doubles. The Canadians are the seeded fifth.
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