Three Canadians in third-round action at Roland-Garros Friday on TSN

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The Canadians at Roland-Garros continued their strong showings on Thursday as three have already won their matches and will play in the third round.

Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on either Ben Shelton or Kei Nishikori, Denis Shapovalov will battle Hubert Hurkacz, while Leylah Annie Fernandez will take on Ons Jabeur in the next round.with a chance to be the fourth Canadian to reach the third round in the singles draw.

Fernandez reached the third round at Roland-Garros for the third time in five appearances after defeating Xiyu Wang in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday morning. The 21-year-old has yet to drop a set at the tournament as she moves into the third round, where she will face off with No. 8 Ons Jabeur. Jabeur, the former world No. 2, reached the quarter-final at Roland-Garros last season, losing to Beatriz Haddad Maia.

The 25-year-old will take on world No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz in the next round, who beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7 , 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 to advance to the third round.

 

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