Canada’s Fernandez out of U.S. Open after third-round loss to Pegula
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NEW YORK – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is out of the U.S. Open after a 1-6. 6-4, 6-3 loss to third seed Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action Friday.
The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., got off to a roaring start at Arthur Ashe Stadium, scoring a break to go up 2-0 in the first set and then breaking to love for a 5-1 lead before serving out the set.
Pegula scored her first break of the match at a key moment to take a 4-2 lead in the second set.
Fernandez got the break back later to cut Pegula’s lead to 5-4, but Pegula won against serve again to take the set.
Pegula’s third break of the match put her up 3-1 in the third set, and she held serve from there to win the match in two hours 10 minutes.
Fernandez was the U.S. Open runner-up in 2021.
Later Friday, Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., was scheduled to face eighth seed Ben Shelton of the U.S. in a men’s third-round match.
Fernandez is still active in doubles competition at the hardcourt Grand Slam and is set to team with Indonesia’s Janice Tjen against ninth seeds Erin Routliffe of New Zealand and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia in second-round action Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2026.