Canada’s Leylah Fernandez tops Amanda Anisimova to reach French Open quarterfinals

May 29, 2022 | 8:56 AM

PARIS — Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open.

The Laval, Que., native will see Italy’s Martina Trevisan in her quarterfinal after she defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in an earlier match on Sunday.

Fernandez beat Anisimova on the strength of her return game, converting on 6-of-10 break point chances. 

She was also aggressive coming to the net, winning 19 net points in the 26 times she went up.