Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to third round of Wuhan Open

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 14). Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to third round of Wuhan Open. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/canada-s-leylah-fernandez-advances-to-third-round-of-wuhan-open/article_488ec20c-b19e-5d9b-a205-41e015f95186.html

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Leylah Fernandez from Canada progressed to the third round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after defeating Shi Han of China with a score of 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday. Shi had previously upset Alexandra Eala but struggled against Fernandez, hitting more unforced errors and failing to capitalize on break-point opportunities. Fernandez will now face Jelena Ostapenko in the next round, having lost their previous match at Wimbledon in 2021.
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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over China’s Shi Han on Wednesday.
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🔮 The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., will next face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA 1000 event.
2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to third round of Wuhan Open · assertive framing

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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advanced to the third round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 win over China’s Shi Han on Wednesday. asserted
Fernandez → advance → Wednesday
Shi, who opened the tournament with an upset of 13th seed Alexandra Eala, hit 23 unforced errors, 10 more than Fernandez. asserted
who → open → Fernandez
She managed to convert just one of eight break-point chances. asserted
She → manage → chances
Fernandez had her struggles on serve with seven double faults, but made the most of her opportunities with three breaks on four chances. asserted
Fernandez → have → chances
The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., will next face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA 1000 event. asserted
old → face → event
Ostapenko won their only previous meeting in the first round of Wimbledon in 2021. asserted
Ostapenko → win → 2021
Fernandez entered Wuhan ranked 25th in the world and won her sixth career WTA title last month in Singapore. asserted
Fernandez → enter → Singapore
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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