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A 17-year-old left-hander from Laval, Que., Fernandez was coming off her first career Grand Slam main-draw victory as she beat world No. 178 Vera Zvonareva of Russia in straight sets on Tuesday.
Kenin then took charge in the second set, breaking Fernandez to take a 2-1 lead before finishing off the Canadian with another service break. Fernandez also made seven more unforced errors than Kenin , and the American had a small edge in winners . Toronto's Sharon Fichman and Croatian partner Darija Jurak lost 6-2, 7-6 to No. 4 seeds Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands in a first-round women's doubles match Thursday.
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