Roland-Garros champion Krejcikova gets past Canadian teen to reach Olympics third round

Barbora Krejcikova, winner of three of her last four events, defeated 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez 6-2, 6-4 on Monday and will next meet No. 9 seed Belinda Bencic, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over Misaki Doi

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