(London) Leylah Annie Fernandez beat Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament on Tuesday.
Fernandez, the 30e The tournament’s top seed, took an hour and 30 minutes to overcome her rival on court no. 17. It was the first duel between them in their careers on the WTA circuit.
The 21-year-old Quebecer, who was a finalist in Eastbourne last week, will face the winner of the match between Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and American Alycia Parks in the next round. This match will take place a little later today.
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Lucia Bronzetti
Fernandez proved slightly more aggressive than her rival, 81e in the world, during their first round duel. The Laval player notably obtained 80% of the points with her first serve, against 64% for her rival, and she also won 80% of the points when she decided to go to the net.
She also recorded 21 winners, and committed 17 unforced errors.
Ontario’s Marina Stakusic, who is playing in her first career major tournament, will face the 27th seed later today.e seeded, Czech Katerina Siniakova.
On the men’s side, Quebecer Félix Auger-Aliassime will begin his journey in singles against Australian Thanasi Kokkikanis.