🇨🇦💪 A quarterfinalist last year, @leylahfernandez comes hot out of the gate downing No.21 seed Linette 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. #RolandGarros
"I didn't give away many free points": Fernandez pleased with how she fought in Linette win
WTAMonday, 29 May 2023 at 03:30
Leylah Fernandez celebrated her victory against Magda Linette at the French Open and highlighted the way she fought for every point.
The former US Open finalist faced a tough challenge in her Roland Garros journey, going up against the 21st seed, Magda Linette. In a hard-fought battle that went to three sets, Leylah Fernandez secured a remarkable win on Court Simonne-Mathieu to advance to the second round.
“It was a very difficult match; I’ve known Magda for a very long time. We’ve always had good training sessions and good matches. Always three sets – so I knew it was going to be a tough match and I’m very happy with the way I fought, especially in the third set, I didn’t give away many free points,” Leylah said after the match.
The clay season hasn't been particularly positive for Fernandez, as she was eliminated in the second round of the Charleston Open and failed to go beyond the opening rounds of the Madrid Open and Rome Open. Her last performance before traveling to Paris was in Marrakech, where she won her first match against Spanish player Fita Boluda but lost in three sets to Peyton Stearns.
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As the world No. 51, Fernandez needs a good result in Paris if she wants to avoid a drop in the rankings. She will be defending the quarterfinals she reached last year, where she suffered a loss to Italian player Martina Trevisan and ended the match with an injury.
In the second round, she will face Clara Tauson, who advanced through the qualifying rounds and convincingly defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round.
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