Leylah Fernandez posts upset win over 12th-seeded Liudmila Samsonova at Qatar Open [Video]

Canadian Leylah Fernandez upset No. 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 7-6 (4) in first-round action of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Monday in Doha.

Fernandez staved off six of eight break points to take down the Russian in two hours 10 minutes. Fernandez will face Spanish wild card Paula Badosa in the second round on Tuesday.

Badosa survived a charge from Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a match that carried over from Sunday after being halted by rain. Badosa led 4-2 in the third when play resumed Monday.

Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina made quick work of wild card and former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu, 6-0, 7-6 (6) in 1 hour and 39 minutes.

WATCH | Fernandez earns straight-sets, 1st-round victory in Doha:

Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., upset number 12 seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 7-6(4) to advance to the second round of the Qatar Open in Doha.

Great Britain’s Raducanu was done in by 48 unforced errors.

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