TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez handled a curveball in advancing to the second round of the National Bank Open. The Laval, Que., product defeated Japan's Nao Hibino 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 to move on at Canada's national tennis championship Wednesday.
TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez handled a curveball in advancing to the second round of the National Bank Open.
The 21-year-old Canadian, who entered with a 3-1 record against Hibino, blasted her second ace of the match to close out the first set. She then broke the Japanese player again with a sliced drop shot for a 4-1 lead before securing a third break to seal the win and book a meeting with qualifier Ashlyn Krueger of the U.S. in the second round Thursday.
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