Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continued her Wimbledon preparation with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova on first-round action Monday at the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament in England.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 81 per cent of first serve points and saved seven of the nine break points she faced.
The Canadian made the most of her chances when presented with break point by converting five of nine.
Fernandez opened her grass-court season with a run to the third round last week in Birmingham, England.
In doubles action in Eastbourne, the top-seeded duo of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Czech pair Anna Siskova and Miriam Kolodziejova.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will next face Chinese tandem Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu.
In Germany, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., was defeated 6-4, 6-2 by Russia’s Anna Blinkova in the first round of the Bad Homburg Open.
Andreescu was coming off a run to the final at the Libema Open in the Netherlands to kick off her grass-court season.
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Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., lost to Russia’s Anna Blinkova 6-4, 6-2 in the first round in Bad Homburg, Germany.
Diallo, Galarneau move on in Wimbledon qualifying
Canadians Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau moved to the second round of Wimbledon qualifying with wins Monday at the All England Club.
The 22-year-old Diallo, from Montreal, posted a 6-7 (8), 6-1, 7-6 (6) win over Tunisia’s Aziz Dougaz.
Diallo will face eighth seed Daniel Galan of Colombia in the second round of qualifying.
Diallo is looking to qualify for the second Grand Slam main draw of his career after making his major debut at last month’s French Open, where he lost to Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori in five sets in the first round.
Galarneau, 25, from Laval, Que., defeated Manuel Guinard 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and will next face another French opponent in 38-year-old Richard Gasquet, a former world No. 7.
Galarneau is looking to qualify for his first Grand Slam.
Andy Murray undecided on readiness for Wimbledon
Andy Murray hasn’t decided on whether he’ll play at Wimbledon next week following his back surgery.
The 37-year-old Murray had surgery Saturday after retiring injured from a midweek match at Queen’s Club in the buildup to what was expected to be his final appearance at the All England Club.
Murray’s team said in a statement Monday the two-time Wimbledon champion “is continuing to work with his medical team to confirm when he will return to the court.”
“At this stage, no decisions have been made and we will update further as soon as anything has been finalized,” the statement read.
The former No. 1 has signaled his intention to retire later this year.
Murray, who won the Wimbledon title in 2013 and 2016, retired from his match Queen’s Club while trailing Jordan Thompson 4-1. He said he was experiencing problems with his right leg even before getting to the court.
After three games, Murray received treatment on his surgically repaired right hip, right knee and lower back.
First-round play at the All England Club starts next Monday.
