The last two Canadians who were still active in the main draws of the United States Open on Wednesday had to pack up.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski, in women’s doubles, then Laval’s Leylah Fernandez, in mixed doubles, were in turn eliminated from their respective competitions.
Dabrowski and her partner, Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos, were defeated by Czechs Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the last Grand Slam of the season.
The Czechs took advantage of the largesse of Dabrowski and Olmos on serve, converting 6 of the 22 break points they received. Dabrowski and his partner were still opportunistic, with four breaks in seven occasions.
Then, at the start of the evening, Fernandez and the American Jack Sock lost their flag against the Australian tandem of Storm Sanders and John Peers in two sets of 7-5, 7-6 (3), also in the quarter-finals.
Sanders and Peers wrapped up the first set with a single break in the 12e game. Fernandez and Sock seemed destined to force a decisive set after taking a 5-2 lead in the second set.
Sanders and Peers, however, had back-to-back breaks in the eighth and tenth games to force a tiebreaker. The Australians then scored minibreaks in the seventh and tenth points to seal their victory.
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