Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated from National Bank Open with straight-sets loss to Haddad Maia

Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the National Bank Open women's singles tournament following a 7-6 (4), 6-1 loss to Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round on Wednesday.

Fernandez, the 13th seed in Toronto, was playing in her first tournament following a two-month layoff to recover from a stress fracture in her right foot she sustained at the French Open.

While Fernandez showed plenty of fight in the first set, she eventually seemed to wear against the powerful attack of her increasingly confident opponent.

After an encouraging start, Fernandez gave up the first break of the match to go down 3-2 in the opening set.

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Leading 5-4, Haddad Maia converted her fourth ace of the match to give her set point. But Fernandez saved to bring the score to deuce, then converted her first break point to tie the set.

Haddad Maia restored her lead in the next game, finally converting on her fourth break point chance of the game to go up 6-5.

But again, the Brazilian couldn't put the set away. A double-fault from Haddad Maia set up double break point for Fernandez, and the Canadian came out on top after a long rally to win the next point and force a tiebreak.

Fernandez saved another set point before Haddad Maia clinched it with a strong backhand to end a short rally.

Haddad Maia built on that momentum in the second set, converting an early break en route to a 3-0 lead.

Her second break of the set put Haddad Maia up 5-1, then she served to love in the final game to take the match.

In women's doubles, Fernandez and younger sister Bianca Jolie are taking on eighth-seeded duo Alexa Guarachi of Chile and Andreja Klepač of Slovenia on Wednesday.

Haddad Maia will next face