Leylah Fernandez tops hometown favourite in 1st round of German tennis event

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Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-0, 7-6 (1) connected Sunday successful the opening circular of the Bad Homburg Open successful Germany.

Wins 61 per cent of her 1st-serve points successful consecutive sets triumph implicit Tatjana Maria

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 22, 2025 12:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Canadian women’s tennis subordinate Leylah Fernandez successful enactment during her quarterfinal lucifer against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska astatine the Nottingham Open connected June 20, 2025 successful England.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-0, 7-6 (1) connected Sunday successful the opening circular of the Bad Homburg Open.

Fernandez of Laval, Que., had 3 aces to 1 treble responsibility and won 61 per cent of her first-serve points.

The 22-year-old besides broke connected each 4 of her chances successful the match.

Despite Maria's large propulsion successful the 2nd set, looking to widen the lucifer to a third, Fernandez cruised successful the tiebreaker, 7-1, to instrumentality the victory.

Maria had 4 aces, 2 treble faults and won 67 per cent of her first-serve points.

The 37-year-old broke connected her lone accidental of the contest.

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