Canada's Fernandez into quarterfinals at Nottingham Open with win over Bucsa

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 18, 2025 3:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Canada's Leylah Fernandez precocious to the quarterfinals of the Lexus Nottingham Open tennis tourney aft posting a 6-3, 6-4 triumph implicit Spain's Cristina Bucsa connected Wednesday.

Fernandez faced 9 interruption points successful the match, but saved each but one. She broke Bucsa 3 times connected six chances successful the lucifer that took 1 hr 43 minutes to complete.

The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., improved to 3-0 against Bucsa aft erstwhile victories astatine the Paris Olympics and this year's Australian Open.

Fernandez, the 5th effect successful Nottingham, England, volition adjacent look Dayana Yastremska connected Friday astatine the WTA 250 grass-court event. Fernandez is 2-0 against the 46th-ranked Ukrainian.

Earlier, Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., teamed up to decision third-seeded Americans Evan King and Christian Harrison 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 successful men's doubles quarterfinal enactment astatine the Terra Wortmann Open.

The duo is scheduled to look the second-seeded Italian squad of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori successful Thursday's semifinals.

Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov are besides acceptable for second-round singles enactment Thursday astatine the ATP 500 lawsuit successful Halle, Germany.