Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was ousted in the opening round of the Tennis in the Land singles event in Cleveland after losing 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to Romania’s Ana Bogdan on Tuesday.
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.
Fernandez, who is ranked 24th, was the second seed in the WTA 250 tournament. The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., had zero aces and committed 12 double faults.
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.
Meanwhile, Marina Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., fell to Switzerland’s Celine Naef 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the first round of US Open qualifying. Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino beat Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium 6-2, 6-3 later Tuesday.
Marino and Canada’s Gabriel Diallo both play in the second round Wednesday. Players must win three qualifying matches to be guaranteed a spot in the main draw.
Elsewhere, Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-2 to Croatia’s Petra Martic in the round of 32 of the Monterrey Open.
— With files from the Canadian Press