Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, reaches to hit a return against Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, during the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Stuttgart. Germany. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
Canada’s Fernandez beats Li in straight sets, reaches Madrid Open quarterfinals
Apr 27, 2026 | 7:03 AM
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MADRID — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open with a straight-sets win over Ann Li on Monday.
Fernandez, seeded 24th, defeated the 31st-seeded American 6-3, 6-2 in the round of 16 of the clay-court tournament.
The Laval, Que., native converted 3 of 8 break-point chances in a match that lasted one hour, 23 minutes.
She fired six aces and won 75.6 per cent of her first-serve points.
