Leylah Annie Fernandez shook off some rust and early jitters before she settled down and bounced Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-2 in first-round women's single action at the Australian Open on Monday night.
The 20-year-old Montreal athlete trailed 2-0 and 3-1 in the first set before finding her groove en route to a 55-minute, 7-5 victory over her 32-year-old rival from Nice, France.
Fernandez had 24 service winners, one ace, no double faults and 19 unforced errors, most of them in the first half of the first set. Cornet had two aces, 26 unforced errors and six double faults. The Canadian qualifier, who had the difficult task of playing fourth-ranked Caroline Garcia of France — the 2022 WTA singles champion — as her opening act on the big stage, lost 6-3, 6-0 at Rod Laver Arena.
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