Roland-Garros: Leylah Fernandez sets up quarter-final against Trevisan
Leylah Fernandez scores a three-set win over Amanda Anisimova to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time in her career
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez reacts during her fourth round match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the French Open
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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, the No 17 seed, scored a hard-fought battle between two North American youngsters, defeating Amanda Anisimova in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros in Paris on Sunday.
The left-hander, who reached the US Open final in September, was quick off the blocks, setting up a 5-1 lead. Anisimova who reached the semis in Paris in 2019, cut the lead to 5-3 but Fernandez held in the ninth game to win the first set 6-3.
In the second set, it was Anisimova who started strong, going up 4-1. Leylah Fernandez gritted her way back to 5-4 and held two game points to make it 5-5 but Anisimova broke to win the second set 6-4.
Both players played each other close in the first half of the final set. But Fernandez broke first in the decider to lead 4-2. The Canadian broke again in the ninth game, coming out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier in one hour and 54 minutes. The win improves Fernandez’s record against Anisimova to 2-0.
Fernandez’s win sets up a quarter-final clash against 59th ranked Martina Trevisan, who scored a 7-6, 7-5 win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich earlier on Sunday. This will be the Canadian’s first WTA-level quarter-final on clay.
Tuesday’s quarter-final clash will be the first career meeting between Fernandez and Trevisan.
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