Canada’s Fernandez eliminated from Miami Open by Karolina Muchova
Canadian Leylah Fernandez was eradicated from the Miami Open Thursday, falling in straight units to the Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova.
Muchova beat Fernandez 6-4, 7-6 (3) and can face former No. 1 participant on the planet Naomi Osaka of Japan within the subsequent spherical of the event.
Fernandez entered the Miami Open because the event’s No. 18 seed and acquired a first-round bye whereas Muchova needed to beat her countrymate Tereza Martincova to achieve the spherical of 64.
Muchova outplayed Fernandez, significantly enjoying effectively on her first serve, profitable 71.2 per cent of the factors off her opener, in comparison with simply the 58.8 per cent of factors that Fernandez received on her first serve.
The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., has had a powerful begin to 2022, together with a victory in Monterrey, Mexico, however this was her worst exhibiting since she was eradicated within the first spherical of the Australian Open.
Male Canadian tennis stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are scheduled to start their Miami Open tournaments Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 24, 2022.
