Leylah Fernandez outlasts Dutch athlete Suzan Lamens in 1st round at Nottingham Open

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Canada's Leylah Fernandez precocious to the 2nd circular of the Lexus Nottingham Open grass-court tennis tourney with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 triumph implicit Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands connected Monday successful England.

Canadian halts 4-match losing streak and improves play grounds to 13-14

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 16, 2025 2:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Canadian women’s tennis subordinate    Leylah Fernandez successful  enactment   against Suzan Lamens during Round 1 play   of the Rothesay Open successful  Nottingham, England connected  June 16, 2025.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez had 3 aces and lone 2 treble faults successful a three-set triumph implicit Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands connected Monday. (Bradley Collyer/PA via Associated Press)

Canada's Leylah Fernandez precocious to the 2nd circular of the Lexus Nottingham Open grass-court tennis tourney with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 triumph implicit Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands connected Monday successful England.

Fernandez, the 5th effect from Laval, Que., had the borderline connected serve. She outaced Lamens 3-2 and had conscionable 2 treble faults, 5 less than her opponent.

Both players had occupation holding serve, however, arsenic Fernandez was breached 5 times connected 10 chances and Lamens was breached six times connected 13 chances.

The 22-year-old Canadian ended a four-match losing streak and improved her grounds this play to 13-14 with her archetypal grass-court triumph since the opening circular of Wimbledon past year.

Fernandez volition adjacent look the victor of Tuesday's lucifer betwixt Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva and Spanish fortunate loser Cristina Bucsa astatine the WTA 250 event.

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