Leylah Fernandez outlasts Dutch athlete Suzan Lamens in 1st round at Nottingham Open
Canadian halts 4-match losing streak and improves season record to 13-14
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Lexus Nottingham Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands on Monday in England.
Fernandez, the fifth seed from Laval, Que., had the edge on serve. She outaced Lamens 3-2 and had just two double faults, five fewer than her opponent.
Both players had trouble holding serve, however, as Fernandez was broken five times on 10 chances and Lamens was broken six times on 13 chances.
The 22-year-old Canadian ended a four-match losing streak and improved her record this season to 13-14 with her first grass-court victory since the opening round of Wimbledon last year.
Fernandez will next face the winner of Tuesday's match between Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva and Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa at the WTA 250 event.
