Leylah Fernandez through to second round at Eastbourne, Andreescu loses in Bad Homburg
Canada's Leylah Fernandez continued her Wimbledon preparation with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova on first-round action Monday at the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 81 per cent of first serve points and saved seven of the nine break points she faced.
The Canadian made the most of her chances when presented with break point by converting five of nine.
Fernandez, who opened her grass-court season with a run to the third round last week in Birmingham, England, Dabrowski and Routliffe will next face the winner of a match between qualifiers Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland and Ashlyn Krueger of the United States.
In doubles action in Eastbourne, the top-seeded duo of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Czech pair Anna Siskova and Miriam Kolodziejova.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will next face Chinese tandem Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 24, 2024.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
LIVE Live updates: Panthers win Stanley Cup after 2-1 victory over the Oilers
Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, at one point down 3-0 to the Florida Panthers, have won three straight games and are now one win away from becoming the first team to comeback from a 3-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup since 1942.
Polls have closed in must-win byelection for Liberals in Toronto
It is a tight race in the Toronto-St. Paul's byelection tonight with results still trickling in more than an hour after polls closed.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S. that will allow him to walk free
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centred on the publication of a trove of classified documents.
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple
New projections by Statistics Canada suggest the nation's population could reach 63 million by 2073.
opinion Princess Anne's enduring popularity: her equestrian excellence, Canadian connections and an escaped kidnapping attempt
In light of the news that Princess Anne's trip this week to Canada was cancelled because of an injury, royal commentator Afua Hagan looks at the princess's contributions as a royal figure that extend far beyond traditional ceremonials.
14-year-old boy facing 2 counts of first-degree murder in connection with Rexdale shooting investigation
A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a “mass shooting” outside a school in Etobicoke earlier this month that took the lives of two men and wounded three others, police say.
Sask. speaker officially resigns from Sask. Party caucus
Speaker Randy Weekes officially tendered his resignation from the Saskatchewan Party Government Caucus – following an extended saga that saw Weekes accuse government MLAs of harassment.
Teen girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of Toronto homeless man
A fourth teen accused in the fatal stabbing of a Toronto homeless man has pleaded guilty.
Bonus payment being added to B.C. benefit for thousands of families: premier
Thousands of B.C. families who receive a benefit from the province will get a little more money this year, Premier David Eby announced Monday.