Overview

• Fernandez won 6-3, 7-5, breaking at 5-5 in the second set and closing the match in 1 hour 33 minutes.
• She won 86% of her first-serve points with three aces and one double fault, while Cristian posted 76% with five aces and three double faults.
• Cristian made 23 unforced errors, 11 more than Fernandez, as the Canadian converted two of five break points and took 24 return points.
• Seeded seventh, Fernandez is a two-time Monterrey champion, having won the event in 2021 and 2022.
• The result followed first-round losses in Montreal and Cincinnati after her Washington WTA 500 title and came after Cristian beat her earlier this season at Indian Wells.