Fernandez dumped out in all-Canadian Quarter-Final by Marino in Mexico

Leylah Fernandez is out of WTA 125K event in Mexico as she was beaten by compatriot Rebecca Marino 6-3 6-3.

Fernandez remained in Mexico to play some more tennis after being beaten at the WTA 1000 event in Guadalajara but her stay was cut short in the quarter-final. She's still far away from her peak tennis and this defeat to a solid Marino just demonstrated that.

She struggled with her return not being able to handle the powerful serve of Marino who had a relatively comfortable stay on her serve. Fernandez wasn't as good on her serve winning only about 50 % of her points behind the first serve and that proved very difficult to overcome.

It remains to be seen whether she plays any more events this year because she could use some more practice after missing a large part of the year due to a foot injury.

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