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Leylah Fernandez of Canada reacts after the women's singles final match at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Canada’s Fernandez drops out of Hong Kong Open with shoulder injury

Nov 4, 2026 | 7:34 AM

HONG KONG — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez withdrew from the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury.

The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., was scheduled to face American Sofia Kenin in the first round.

The withdrawal comes after Fernandez reached back-to-back WTA Tour finals in Tokyo and Ningbo, China.

Fernandez lost to Russia’s Diana Shnaider in Sunday’s Tokyo final, a week after falling to Elena Rybakina in Ningbo.