Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, eyes the ball during her match against Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, during the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
Fernandez through to second round in Stuttgart with win over Eala
Apr 14, 2026 | 11:55 AM
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STUTTGART — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruised into the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Alexandra Eala of the Philippines on Tuesday.
Fernandez overcame six double-faults by breaking Eala four times on eight chances.
Eala had just three break point chances against Fernandez and converted one.
Fernandez will next face fifth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy or Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez at the WTA 500 clay-court event.
