Victoria Mboko, now in the third round of qualifying, aims to join her compatriots
[TORONTO, ON] May 22, 2025 – The draw for the 2025 French Open was made on Thursday, and six Canadians are set to take to the clay courts at Stade Roland Garros for the second Grand Slam of the season. The singles main draw will feature Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC), Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC), Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON), and Gabriel Diallo (Montreal, QC), while the doubles event includes Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Fernandez, and Diallo. Canada’s top-ranked wheelchair tennis player, Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON), received a wild card and will compete in quad singles and doubles.
Fernandez, ranked No. 27 on the WTA Tour, will begin her French Open campaign against Serbia’s Olga Danilovic (No. 34). Their only previous meeting came at the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs in 2021 as the Canadian secured a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory. Should Fernandez advance to the third round, she could potentially face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Earlier this season, the 22-year-old reached the third round at the Australian Open before falling to world No. 2 Coco Gauff of the United States. Fernandez will also be playing doubles with one of her regular partners, Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan.
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