Former French Open junior champion, Leylah Fernandez, said breaking through on the professional tour was not as easy as fellow teen star Coco Gauff made it look after the Canadian reached the third round at Roland Garros on Thursday.
Fernandez won the girls’ title in Paris last year and is now making waves on her main draw debut after taking down 31st seed Magda Linette and 47th-ranked Polona Hercog.
The 18-year-old Fernandez, who captured a first Grand Slam win at the US Open, defeated Hercog 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to set up a showdown with Petra Kvitova for a place in the last 16.
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