Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Fernandez makes second round
Leylah Fernandez won against Moyuka Uchijima 7-6 (3), 7-6 on Tuesday. She’ll face New Zealander Lulu Sun in the next round
Leylah Fernandez, Zuma / Panoramic
Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 8 seed, moved into the second round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by winning against Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima 7-6 (3), 7-6 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City on Tuesday.
Fernandez, ranked No 27, will face New Zealander Lulu Sun next.
Abu Dhabi WTA 500, other first-round results (International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, hard, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):
- Ons Jabeur vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Marketa Vondrousova vs. Emma Raducanu
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Sofia Kenin
- Belinda Bencic vs. Rebecca Sramkova
- Renata Zarazua vs. Magda Linette: tuesday
- Linda Noskova beat Magdalena Frech: 6-0, 6-3
- Veronika Kudermetova (LL) beat Liudmila Samsonova (5): 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (5)
- Lulu Sun beat Caroline Garcia (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Katie Volynets (Q) beat Sonay Kartal (Q): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Ashlyn Krueger beat McCartney Kessler (Q): 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Wakana Sonobe (Q) beat Yue Yuan: 6-4, 6-3
