WUHAN — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Wuhan Open on Thursday, losing 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko.
Ostapenko dominated the first set and won the opening game of the second set. Fernandez then reeled off six straight game wins to get back into the match.
Ostapenko regained control with a break in a nine-minute game to go up 3-2 in the third set. Fernandez broke back to tie the set 4-4, but Ostapenko won against serve in the next game and then served out the win.
Ostapenko improved to 2-0 against Fernandez and will next face Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the WTA 1000 event.
Doubles Action
In round-of-16 doubles action, the top-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani defeated Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and American Quinn Gleason 6-1, 6-3.
Dabrowski and Stefani will face Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel in Friday’s quarterfinals.