Fernandez and doubles partner Shibahara fall in third round at Wimbledon

LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and partner Ena Shibahara of Japan are out of Wimbledon after losing in the women's doubles third round Monday.

The pair fell 6-2, 7-6 (3) to fourth-seeded duo Taylor Townsend of the United States and Katerina Siniakova of Czechia.

Fernandez and Shibahara trailed 6-2, 3-2 before play was suspended Sunday.

Townsend and Siniakova went 3-for-4 on breakpoint opportunities and won 79 points to 61 for their opponents.

Later Monday, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Harri Heliövaara of Finland lost 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round mixed doubles match against the New Zealand duo of Erin Routliffe and Michael Venus.

Dabrowski, the lone ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ left at Wimbledon, remains in the tournament as Routliffe's partner in women's doubles. The second-seeded pair is scheduled to take on Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania and Marta Kostyuk on Tuesday.

This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published July 8, 2024.

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