An improved exhibiting for Leylah Fernandez ended within the quarterfinals on Friday.
The Canadian misplaced 6-3, 7-6 (6) to Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska within the first quarterfinal match on the Nottingham Open grass-court match in England.
Fernandez, seeded fifth, fought off three match factors within the second-set tiebreak earlier than shedding to the world No. 46.
The 22-year-old Fernandez had her possibilities in opposition to Yastremska, however transformed solely certainly one of eight break factors. Yastremska was good on each of her break-point possibilities.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., had misplaced her earlier 4 matches earlier than successful a pair at Nottingham.
The world No. 30 is gearing up for Wimbledon later this month. She has by no means superior previous the second spherical on the grass-court Grand Slam.
