Fernandez opens Singapore Tennis Open with straight-sets win over Okamura

First-round result and opponent

Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Singapore Tennis Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Japan's Kyoka Okamura on Monday. The match marked Fernandez's first appearance since the US Open, where she reached the third round before losing in three sets to eventual semifinalist Jessica Pegula.

Match context and serving performance

The sixth-seeded Fernandez saved 11 of 13 break points faced against Okamura, the world No. 322, in the opening-round WTA 500 contest. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., is currently ranked 31st in the world.

Second-round opponent

Fernandez's next match will be against the winner of the first-round meeting between Alycia Parks of the United States and Mai Yamaguchi of Japan.