There were some eyebrows raised when Leylah Fernandez opted to squeeze in one more tournament instead of resting for next week’s U.S. Open.
Seeded second at the Tennis in the Land WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland, Fernandez jumped out to an impressive start in her opening-round singles match on Tuesday. But after bouncing Ana Bogdan of Romania 6-1 in the 30-minute first set, the wheels fell off the Canadian’s game. She lost the next two sets 7-6 and 6-2 and was eliminated by her 103rd-ranked rival.
Bogdan finished with four aces, no double faults and went seven of 17 saving break points. Fernandez had three aces, 11 double faults and won seven of eight break points in the two-hour, 34-minute match.
WATCH | Fernandez loses to Romanian underdog Bogdan in Cleveland:
Number two seed Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., lost to Romania’s Ana Bogdan 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in the first round of the Tennis in the Land tournament in Cleveland.
Fernandez and her sister Bianca then lost to Brazil’s Ingrid Martins and American Quinn Gleason in a round-of-16 women’s doubles match on Tuesday night. Martins and Gleason won 6-4, 6-3 in 71 minutes.
Canada’s Carol Zhao lost Croatia’s Petra Martić in her women’s single match at the Monterrey Open in Mexico on Tuesday.
Zhao, a Vaughan, Ont., resident, fell 6-7 (7), 6-3, 2-6 in the opening-round contest.
WATCH | Canada’s Zhao falls in Monterrey opening round:
Carol Zhao of Vaughn, Ont., fell to Croatia’s Petra Martic 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the Monterrey Open in Mexico.
