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Plenty of Canadian content later Tuesday, as Leylah Fernandez (who might have thought she was playing Barbora Krejcikova, ends up with lucky loser Clara Tauson instead.

They had a battle at Roland Garros this year (and others, including the 2019 Australian Open junior girls’ final). But Fernandez only had to play six games – winning the first set 6-0, before Tauson retired.

Also – Gabriela Dabrowski and Cana-Kiwi Erin Routliffe played Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, the No. 1 seeds, in doubles. And beat them.

So … good day.

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Tennis in the Land
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 20 – 26, 2023
Prize money: $271,363
Draws: S32 – D16

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. [LL] Clara Tauson (DEN) 60 retd

[Q] Wang Xinyu (CHN) def [11] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 64 63

[1/WC] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def. Peyton Stearns (USA) 76 (4) 63

Zhu Lin (CHN) def Julia Grabher (AUT) 64 61

Singles, first round

Tatjana Maria (GER) def [Q] Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 62 26 61

Doubles, quarterfinals

Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) def [1] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 67 (7) 76 (4) [11-9]

Doubles, first round

[2] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def. Lidziya Marozava (BLR) / Ingrid Gamarra Martins (BRA) 64 63

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. [WC] Delayna Hewitt / Jamie Loeb (USA) 46 63 [14-12]

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