Fernandez solves 'setback' with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
- Leylah Fernandez won her first-round match at the Monterrey Open, defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-3, 7-5, according to The Canadian Press.
- Fernandez broke Cristian at 5-5 in the second set and served to win the match in one hour and 33 minutes.
- Fernandez will advance to the round of 16, facing the winner of Rebecca Sramkova and Victoria Rodriguez's match.
- Cristian had five aces and 23 unforced errors, while Fernandez had three aces and a strong first serve percentage of 86%.
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Fernandez solves ‘setback’ with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY - Leylah Fernandez needed a major confidence boost after back-to-back opening-round exits at the National Bank Open in Montreal and Cincinnati Open.

Fernandez solves 'setback' with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY — Leylah Fernandez needed a major confidence boost after back-to-back opening-round exits at the National Bank Open in Montreal and Cincinnati Open. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez makes comeback with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
Open this photo in gallery:Canada's Leylah Fernandez … Romania at the WTA 500 Monterrey Open in Monterrey, Mexico. … former two-time champion. Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rips tournament … Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia and Victoria Rodriguez of Mexico. Cristian, …


Canada's Fernandez solves 'setback' with opening-round win at Monterrey Open
Leylah Fernandez needed a major confidence boost after back-to-back opening-round exits at the National Bank Open in Montreal and the Cincinnati Open. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., got it Monday night in Mexico with a 6-3, 7-5 first-round victory over Jaqueline Cristian of Romania at the WTA 500 Monterrey Open, where she is a former two-time champion. The seventh-seeded Fernandez, who posted on Instagram that “I like to think every setback i…
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