Canada's Leylah Fernandez out of National Bank Open after straight-sets loss to Beatrice Haddad Maia
Fernandez, the 13th seed in Toronto, was playing in her first tournament following a two-month layoff to recover from a stress fracture in her right foot she sustained at the French Open.
Leading 5-4, Haddad Maia converted her fourth ace of the match to give her set point. But Fernandez saved to bring the score to deuce, then converted her first break point to tie the set. Haddad Maia proved too much for Fernandez in the extra session, using powerful strokes to keep the Canadian off-balance and taking a 6-3 tiebreak lead.
Her second break of the set put Haddad Maia up 5-1, then she served to love in the final game to take the match. 'The Polish star converted six of her nine break point chances as she connected on 26 of 37 return points .
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