Canada sweep Italy at Billie Jean King Cup

Andreescu came back from 5-2 down in the first set and saved one set point to beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6(3), 6-3 in 1 hour and 51 minutes.

“I kind of like playing when I’m down, so I raised my level somehow,” Andreescu said. “I don’t know, there is like a switch in my brain. I just become more aggressive.”

No.40-ranked Fernandez backed up Andreescu, crushing Martina Trevisan 6-0, 6-0 in just 44 minutes. The last time they had met was in this year’s Roland Garros quarterfinals, which Trevisan won 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3.

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Fernandez tallied 14 winners to eight unforced errors, while Trevisan racked up 26 unforced errors to only four winners.

Clinical 👌

In just 44 minutes, @leylahfernandez clinches the tie for Canada with a 6-0 6-0 victory#BJKCupFinals I @TennisCanada pic.twitter.com/Jdalttk62S

— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) November 10, 2022

The result was Fernandez’s second double bagel at pro level following her defeat of Ana Sofia Sánchez in Naples ITF W25 qualifying in 2017.

“Today was just a great day overall,” Fernandez said.