Leylah Fernandez and doubles partners Dabrowski, Routliffe eliminated from Qatar Open

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Feb 12, 2025 12:26 PM EST | Last Updated: February 12

It was a pugnacious time for Canadian tennis players astatine the Qatar Open connected Wednesday with some Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski making speedy exits from their respective events.

Fernandez was defeated 6-3, 6-0 by American Amanda Anisimova successful third-round singles enactment astatine the WTA 1000 lawsuit successful Doha.

The satellite No. 27 from Laval, Que., couldn't get thing going against Anisimova, who wrapped up the lucifer successful a tidy 64 minutes.

The American saved the lone 2 interruption points she faced portion converting 4 of her 8 interruption points against Fernandez.

It was the archetypal gathering betwixt the players since 2022, erstwhile Fernandez picked up wins implicit the American astatine Indian Wells and the French Open.

Earlier, Ottawa's Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were eliminated from the women's doubles contention with a 6-2, 6-1 nonaccomplishment to Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.

The Russians needed conscionable 56 minutes to station the triumph implicit the apical seeds. They saved some interruption points they faced portion breaking Dabrowski and Routliffe 4 times connected six chances.

In a ascendant 2nd set, Andreeva and Shnaider won 14-of-17 first-serve points, compared to 4-of-8 for their favoured opponents.

The uncommon aboriginal exit for Dabrowski and Routliffe, the reigning WTA Finals doubles champions, comes connected the heels of a tally to the semifinals astatine past month's Australian Open.

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Swiatek to look Rybakina successful women's quarters

Defending champion Iga Swiatek precocious to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 triumph implicit Czech Linda Noskova.

The second-seeded Swiatek volition adjacent play Elena Rybakina, who bushed Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (1), 6-2.

Sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula besides reached the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph implicit Daria Kasatkina.

The American volition adjacent look Ekaterina Alexandrova, who bushed Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2, for a spot successful the past four. Alexandrova, who is ranked 26th, had defeated top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka successful 3 sets connected Tuesday.

Italy's Jasmine Paolini, the No. 4 seed, was eliminated by Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-2. The Latvian volition adjacent play Ons Jabeur, who bushed Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4.

On Tuesday, Coco Gauff was eliminated by Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 7-5. The Ukrainian volition adjacent look Poland's Magda Linette.