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Canada’s Fernandez, partner Tjen ousted in second round of doubles at US Open

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Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns the ball to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)

NEW YORK — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi in second-round women’s doubles action at the U.S. Open on Saturday.

Fernandez and Tjen had one ace to six double faults and only converted on one of their six break-point chances.

Meanwhile, the ninth seeds Routliffe and Sutjiadi had one ace, two double faults and broke on three of their five opportunities.

Fernandez of Laval, Que., was also ousted in third-round women’s singles play on Friday by third-seeded American Jessica Pegula.

With Denis Shapovalov and Félix Auger-Aliassime also out of the tournament, there are no more Canadians left in the tennis Grand Slam event.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2026.

The Canadian Press