Quebec's Leylah Annie Fernandez couldn't find a solution in her second-round match at the Dubai tennis tournament on Tuesday, losing in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to Italy's Jasmine Paolini.
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The 26th player in the world needed 1 hour 37 minutes to defeat the one who defeated American Bernarda Para the day before. This time, Fernandez battled against a rival who maintained a 76.0% efficiency rate on her first serves. Paolini also had success in a return situation, scoring five breaks on seven occasions. The maple leaf athlete, for his part, managed a total of three breaks in eleven attempts.
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The Montrealer, who is ranked 33rd at the WTA tournament, lost in doubles on Monday alongside Georgian Oksana Kalashnikova. She is 6-4 in singles this year.