By Canadian Press

Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino bounced in Abu Dhabi opening round

Feb 7, 2023 | 12:53 PM

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Canadians were sent packing early at the Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open, with Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino all losing their first-round matches on Tuesday.

Andreescu, who advanced to the semifinals of last week’s Thailand Open before retiring with a shoulder injury, lost 7-6 (2), 6-2 to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva.

Putintseva broke Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., five times on nine chances, and strung together a five-game winning streak in the second set to put the match away.

Fernandez, from Laval, Que., fell 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 to Shelby Rogers. The American saved all four break points she faced, while breaking Fernandez three times on six chances.

Vancouver’s Marino lost 6-3, 6-3, to China’s Zheng Qinwen, who fired 10 aces in the match while committing just one double-fault to Marino’s six.

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Both Fernandez and Marino advanced to the main draw of the WTA 500 event through qualifying.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 7, 2023.

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