Fernandez out in first round of French Open 6-4 6-4

Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in the first round of the French Open on Monday, falling to American Alycia Parks in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. The 24th-seeded Fernandez was competing at Roland Garros in Paris.

Fernandez struggled with her serve throughout the match, committing seven double faults. The 23-year-old from Laval, Quebec, was broken four times on nine opportunities presented to her opponent. Parks, while also facing challenges with her first serve landing in only 49.2 percent of the time, compensated by winning 60 percent of her second-serve points.

The loss marks the second consecutive year Fernandez has been ousted in the first round of the clay-court Grand Slam. Her best performance at the French Open remains a quarterfinal appearance in 2022. The head-to-head record between the two players now stands at two wins for Parks and one for Fernandez. Parks previously defeated Fernandez in the second round of the 2024 Australian Open, while Fernandez won their encounter at the 2025 Miami Open.

Fernandez had arrived in Paris following a series of quarterfinal appearances on European clay in Stuttgart, Madrid, and Strasbourg earlier this season, though...