Canada’s Leylah Fernandez beats Elise Mertens at Ningbo Open

Leylah Fernandez continued her recent run of good play in Asia on Monday.

The unseeded Canadian beat No. 7 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the opening round of the Ningbo Open in China.

Mertens is ranked 15th in the world, while Fernandez is No. 30.

Fernandez won her first tournament of the season at the Singapore Open last month. She’s coming off a run to the round of 16 at the Wuhan Open.

Fernandez will next face world No. 122 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus at the WTA 500 event.