Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska confidently defeated Leylah Fernandez in the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane, Australia.

In a match lasting 1 hour and 2 minutes, Dayana (27th in the WTA ranking) crushed the Canadian athlete with a score of 6:1, 6:2. It was a convincing victory that allowed the Ukrainian to advance to the Round of 16 for the first time in this tournament.

Next Match

In the next round of the tournament, Yastremska will face the world's sixth-ranked player - American Jessica Pegula. It is worth noting that the Ukrainian tennis player has previously defeated Pegula in a Billie Jean King Cup match.

The overall head-to-head record between Yastremska and Fernandez now stands at 2:2.