Fernandez, seeded 16th at Roland Garros, beat Spain’s Cristina Busca but Andreescu’s Olympic debut came to an end with a loss to Croatia’s Donna Vekic
Leylah Fernandez of Team Canada plays a backhand against Cristina Busca of Team Spain during the Women's Singles second round match on day three of the Olympic Games at Roland Garros, in Paris , on July 29. Fernandez , seeded 16th at Roland Garros, broke Busca seven times on 14 chances in a match where both players struggled to hold serve. Fernandez , from Laval , Que., will next face Germany’s Angelique Kerber.
Later Monday, Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski were set to team up against France’s Clara Burel and Varvara Gracheva in women’s doubles, and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Milos Raonic were scheduled to face third-seeded Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in men’s doubles. Paris Olympics digest: McIntosh wins silver; FIFA penalizes women’s soccer team; Canada beats Greece in men’s basketball
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