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Leylah Fernandez, the only Canadian in the women’s singles now that Bianca Andreescu withdrew late is one and done in Cincinnati.

Alexandrova was returning to action for the first time since before Wimbledon where, as a Russian, she was banned from competing. She was also nursing a wrist injury.

But every opponent knows what she’s capable of on a given day. And after Fernandez raced out to a 3-0 lead, Alexandrova ended up beating her in straight sets.

ATP Tour – Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 final results

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Western & Southern Open
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 15 – 21, 2022
Prize money: $2,527,250
Draws: S56 – D28

Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Ekaterina Alexandrova def [13] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 64 75

Amanda Anisimova (USA) def [9] Daria Kasatkina 64 64

Victoria Azarenka def Kaia Kanepi (EST) 63 46 63
[Q] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def [LL] Petra Martic (CRO) 63 63
Veronika Kudermetova def Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 63 63
Petra Kvitova (CZE) def Jil Teichmann (SUI) 67 (2) 76 (6) 63
[Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def. [LL] Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 67 (4) 64 63
[WC] Caty McNally (USA) def Aliaksandra Sasnovich 63 36 76 (2)
Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) def Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 61 76 (2)
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Mayar Sherif (EGY) 63 62
[WC] Sloane Stephens (USA) def Alizé Cornet (FRA) 61 60
[Q] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def [Q] Taylor Townsend (USA) 64 36 75

Doubles, first round

Marie Bouzkova (CZE) / Laura Siegemund (GER) def Alicja Rosolska (POL) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 63 67 (7) [10-7]

[6] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) / Magda Linette (POL) 64 46 [10-6]
[7] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 61 75
[8] Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) def. Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 46 63 [10-6]

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Martina Trevisan (ITA) def Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 64 76 (5)

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Odlum Brown VanOpen
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Category: WTA 125 (Joint event with ATP Tour Challenger)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 14 – 20, 2022
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Monday, Aug. 15, 2022
Final results

Singles, first round

Chloe Paquet (FRA) def. [WC] Carol Zhao (CAN) 64 62

Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) def [7] Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 62
Heather Watson (GBR) def [8] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 36 75 62

[2] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) def [Q] Yuriko Miyazaki (GBR) 62 62

Jodie Burrage (GBR) def Maja Chwalinska (POL) 67 (2) 62 76 (4)
[Q] Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) def Astra Sharma (AUS) 62 62
[Q] Catherine Harrison (USA) def Despina Papamichail (GRE) 61 63
Maddison Inglis (AUS) def Harmony Tan (FRA) 76 (3) 16 61