Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was ousted in the first round at the Western & Southern Open after falling 6-7, 7-5 to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Serena Williams had been scheduled to face 19-year-old Emma Raducanu of Britain, the defending U.S. Open champion, in a first-round match on Monday that was pushed back to Tuesday because of what the tournament described as "a number of factors related to scheduling." Raducanu was anxious to face Williams, 40, the 23-time Grand Slam winner who is preparing to walk away from tennis. "It's an amazing opportunity to play the greatest tennis player of all time for probably the last time," Raducanu said Sunday. "For our careers to have crossed over, I'm really fortunate that I got to play her.
Whatever happens, it's going to be an incredible experience for me and something I'll probably remember for the rest of my life." Williams has said she wants to have another child and pursue business interests.
She has not said what her last event will be, but she has made it sound as if her final farewell will come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug.