Canada’s Leylah Fernandez secured her spot in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 victory over Alexandra Eala from the Philippines on Tuesday.
Despite serving six double faults, Fernandez capitalized by breaking Eala’s serve four times out of eight opportunities.
In contrast, Eala managed only three break point opportunities against Fernandez, successfully converting one of them.
Next up for Fernandez is a challenge against either fifth-seeded Jasmine Paolini of Italy or Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez in this prestigious WTA 500 clay-court event.
The 23-year-old from Laval, Quebec, currently ranked No. 25 in the world, has improved her season record to 5-9.
