Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez falls to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin in the second round of the USOpen.
NEW YORK — Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 6-3 to No. 2 seed Sofia Kenin of the United States in a second-round match at the US Open on Thursday.
Kenin then took charge in the second set, breaking Fernandez to take a 2-1 lead before finishing off the Canadian with another service break. This is the first full year on the women’s circuit for Fernandez, who turns 18 on Sunday. She won the French Open girls title last year.No. 25 seed Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., was to face Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil in an all-Canadian clash, while No. 15 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal was slated to meet three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Great Britain in an evening match.
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