Canada’s Andreescu and Fernandez earn first-round wins at Pan Pacific tennis

Canada's Andreescu and Fernandez earn first-round wins at Pan Pacific tennis | iNFOnews.ca
Defending champion Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Britain's Heather Watson on Tuesday. Fernandez reacts after scoring a point against Anastasia Potapova, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Pamela Smith

TOKYO — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez earned first-round victories at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday.

Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., defeated Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi 7-5, 6-3, while Fernandez had a 5-7, 6-2, 5-2 lead on Aliaksandra Sasnovich when the Belarusian retired due to injury.

Andreescu will play second-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round.

The Brazilian was given a first-round bye in the WTA 500 event.

Fernandez will meet Varvara Gracheva of France, a 6-1, 7-6 (4) winner over Japan’s Mai Hontama.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2024.

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