Quebecer Leylah Fernandez will have a busy day at work on Tuesday at the Dubai tennis tournament, as she will play two matches, including a second-round singles duel against Poland’s Iga Swiatek, the world’s No. 1 ranked player.
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Having defeated Brazilian Luisa Stefani and Kazakh Anna Danilina 1-6, 6-3, 11-9 in her opening round doubles matchup alongside American Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Monday, Fernandez will have a tough job against Swiatek, who defeated her 6-1 and 6-2 in the round of 16 in Adelaide in 2022. ranks 37th on the WTA Tour and remains in pursuit of a third career title.
After her shock with the best in the world, Fernandez will find Mattek-Sands for a duel against the pair of Chinese Xu Yifan and Russian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.