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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez loses to Greece’s Maria Sakkari at Citi Open

Aug 4, 2023 | 11:35 AM

WASHINGTON — Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez has been eliminated from the Citi Open in straight sets.

She lost to Greece’s Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 16 of the event in Washington, D.C.

Sakkari dominated the native of Laval, Que., in every facet of the match.

The fourth-seeded Sakkari had five aces to Fernandez’s one.