Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a forehand return to Janice Tjen of Indonesia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Canada’s Fernandez loses 6-4, 6-4 to Parks in first round of French Open
May 25, 2026 | 3:31 PM
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PARIS — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was bounced from the French Open after a 6-4, 6-4 first-round loss to Alycia Parks of the United States on Monday.
Fernandez, who was seeded 24th in the women’s draw at Roland Garros, was broken four times on nine chances and hit into seven double-faults.
Parks struggled with accuracy, with just 49.2 per cent of her first serves landing inbounds. She made up for that by winning 60 per cent of her second-serve points.
The 23-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que., was eliminated in the first round of the clay-court Grand Slam for a second straight year. Her best result at Roland Garros was a run to the quarterfinals in 2022.
