In her round-of-64 match, she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, api.tennis reports.
Fernandez leads Alexandrova 3-2 in their head-to-head.
Fernandez knocks Alexandrova out of Wuhan tournament
Leylah Fernandez advanced to the round of 32 at the WTA 1000 event in Wuhan.
Tournament coverage
Draw and results →- 1/32 finalyou are readingFernandez knocks Alexandrova out of Wuhan tournamentLeylah Fernandez 6:4 3:6 6:3 Ekaterina Alexandrova
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