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

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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 on Wednesday with a victory over China’s Shi Han by a score of 6-3, 6-4. Despite struggling with seven double faults, Fernandez capitalized on her opportunities by breaking Shi's serve three times out of four chances. Shi committed 23 unforced errors and managed only one successful break point opportunity out of eight. This is the 24-year-old Canadian’s sixth career WTA title following her recent win in Singapore. She will next face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, who won their previous match at Wimbledon in 2021. The Wuhan Open is a WTA 1000 event, indicating its high level of prestige and competition.

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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

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

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