Leylah Fernandez, Canada\u0027s No. 1 player, needed only 53 minutes to beat Darja Semenistaja 6\u002D1, 6\u002D2 in the opener.
Marino admitted she “struggled to find my rhythm…I was nervous playing home.” She was up 3-0 in the second set tiebreaker before losing. She seemed buoyed by the home crowd in particular in the third set. She had a large group of family and friends on hand.Fernandez told reporters afterward how she was spurred on by the crowd.
“It’s very important. This is one of the few tournaments where they can the loud and more outgoing. It’s similar to the New York crowd,” explained the 19-year-old from Laval, pointing to where she finished runner-up at the U.S. Open last year.the No. 389 ranked Semenistaja, winning 67 percent of her opponent’s service points and taking all seven of her opponent’s service games. The rallies also belonged to the Canadian, evidenced by her 16 winners to 14 unforced errors.
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