Leylah Fernandez moved on while Felix Auger-Aliassime suffered an upset loss in first-round action Monday at Wimbledon in England.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., defeated Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to post her first career main-draw win at the All England Club.
She suffered a first-round exit in her only other appearance at the grass-court Grand Slam in 2021.
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime, seeded 11th in the men’s draw, was ousted by American lucky loser Michael Mmoh, who posted a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory.
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Auger-Aliassime, playing for the first time since a first-round loss to Fabio Fognini at the French Open, had