Four Canadians have booked their ticket to the second round at Roland-Garros, with their matches set for early Wednesday morning. Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on Henri Squire, Leylah Annie Fernandez will battle Wang Xiyu, and Bianca Andreescu will face Anna Kalinskaya in their second-round matchups.
Four Canadians have booked their ticket to the second round at Roland-Garros, with their matches set for Wednesday. Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on Henri Squire, Leylah Annie Fernandez will battle Wang Xiyu Bianca Andreescu will face Anna Kalinskaya in their second-round matchups.
The 23-year-old will take on Squire next, who reached the main draw via the qualifying tournament last week. The German is ranked No. 221 on the ATP tour and is making the first Grand Slam appearance of his career. Squire beat Australian Max Purcell in a five-set marathon 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 to reach the second round.
Fernandez, the tournament's No. 31 seed, reached the second round with a straight sets win over France's Jessika Ponchet 6-2, 6-0. The Laval, Que., native did not face a break point in her match, while breaking Ponchet's serve five times en route to the quick victory. Fernandez has never faced off with Wang in her career.
Andreescu made her season debut Monday morning after recovering from a back injury and defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the second round. The Mississauga, Ont., native saw her rank fall to No. 228 while on the shelf but had a strong showing in her first match back. She was phenomenal at the net, winning 77 per cent of her net points while breaking Sorribes Tormo seven times.
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