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Fernandez eliminated from Wuhan Open with third-round loss to Ostapenko

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 15). Fernandez eliminated from Wuhan Open with third-round loss to Ostapenko. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/fernandez-eliminated-from-wuhan-open-with-third-round-loss-to-ostapenko/article_f872c681-0db3-55c8-9bfe-5dbf5db4cacb.html

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Leylah Fernandez of Canada lost to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the third round of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament on Thursday with a score of 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Despite winning six consecutive games during the second set, Fernandez could not sustain her momentum as Ostapenko secured victory with a critical break in the final set. The article highlights Ostapenko’s advancement to face Russia’s Diana Shnaider next and also mentions that Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada and Luisa Stefani of Brazil won their doubles match against Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason, advancing to the quarterfinals where they will play Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel.
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Leylah Fernandez, a Canadian tennis player, was eliminated from the Wuhan Open on October 15, 2026, after losing to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the third round with a score of 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Initially, Ostapenko dominated by winning the first set and leading early in the second, but Fernandez staged a comeback by winning six consecutive games. However, Ostapenko eventually regained control to secure victory. This marked Ostapenko's second win over Fernandez, setting up her next match against Diana Shnaider from Russia at the WTA 1000 event. In other tournament news, top-seeded doubles players Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and American Quinn Gleason with a score of 6-1, 6-3.

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Ostapenko PERSON · 4× Fernandez PERSON · 3× Canada GPE · 1× Diana Shnaider PERSON · 1× Jelena Ostapenko PERSON · 1× Latvia GPE · 1× Leylah Fernandez PERSON · 1× Ottawa ORG · 1× Russia GPE · 1× WUHAN GPE · 1×

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In round-of-16 doubles action, the top-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani downed Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and American Quinn Gleason 6-1, 6-3.
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🔮 Ostapenko improved to 2-0 against Fernandez and will next face Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the WTA 1000 event.
2026-10-15 · Toronto Star
Fernandez eliminated from Wuhan Open with third-round loss to Ostapenko · assertive framing

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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Wuhan Open tennis tournament Thursday with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 loss to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. asserted
Fernandez → eliminate → Ostapenko
After Ostapenko dominated the first set and won the opening game of the second set, Fernandez reeled off six straight game wins to get back into the match. asserted
Fernandez → dominate → match
Ostapenko regained control with a break in a nine-minute game to go up 3-2 in the third set. asserted
Ostapenko → regain → set
Fernandez broke back to tie the set 4-4, but Ostapenko won against serve in the next game and then served out for the win. asserted
Ostapenko → break → win
Ostapenko improved to 2-0 against Fernandez and will next face Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the WTA 1000 event. asserted
Ostapenko → improve → event
In round-of-16 doubles action, the top-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani downed Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and American Quinn Gleason 6-1, 6-3. asserted
team → seed → Eikeri
Dabrowski and Stefani will face Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel in Friday’s quarterfinals. asserted
Dabrowski → face → quarterfinals
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026. asserted
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