By Canadian Press

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reaches fourth round at French Open

May 27, 2022 | 7:11 AM

PARIS — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the fourth round of the French Open. 

The 19-year-old Montreal native outlasted Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 on the main court at Roland Garros on Friday.

It’s the first time Fernandez, the runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Open, has advanced past the third round in Paris.

The 17th-seeded Fernandez broke Bencic in the 11th game of the deciding set and served out the match. She had saved two set points in the opener.

Fernandez next faces 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, who reached the Roland Garros semifinals in 2019.

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The best result by a Canadian woman at the French Open was Eugenie Bouchard making the semifinals in 2014.

On the men’s side, fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 21, was scheduled to play Filip Krajinovic on Friday. 

With files from the Associated Press

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2022.

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