By Canadian Press

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolls to first-round victory at Bad Homburg Open

Jun 26, 2023 | 9:27 AM

BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany’s Lena Papadakis in first-round play Monday at the Bad Homburg Open.

Fernandez, from Laval, Que., needed only 54 minutes to complete the victory at the WTA Tour 250-level event. 

She will play Anna Blinkova in the second round. The ninth-seeded Russian posted a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. 

Fifth-seeded Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was scheduled to play Britain’s Sonay Kartal later Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2023. 

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