Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a forehand return to Coco Gauff of the United States during a women's singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center, in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez exits D.C. Open with second-round loss to Eala
Jul 29, 2026 | 11:54 AM
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WASHINGTON — Leylah Fernandez’s D.C. Open title defence is over.
The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., lost 6-2, 7-6 (1) to Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in the second round Wednesday after winning last year’s WTA 500 tournament.
Eala converted four of nine break points and won 63.3 per cent of the points on Fernandez’s second serve to take the match in one hour 53 minutes.
“I know that she was playing a little better, and maybe my level dropped a little bit,” Eala said of her second-set comeback. “Those are very tricky moments, when you know your level has dropped and you want to do better, but things for one reason or another just aren’t coming out.
