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Jovic ousted at NBO Toronto, Canada’s Fernandez to meet Andreeva in third-round match
Russia’s Alina Korneeva upset 13th-seeded American Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-4 in third-round play Friday at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers women’s tennis tournament.
Korneeva, the world No. 89, needed one hour 22 minutes to complete the victory.
Leylah Fernandez, the No. 30 seed from Laval, Que., was scheduled to play fifth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva on centre court at Sobeys Stadium later in the day.
Fernandez is the last Canadian remaining in the singles draw at the WTA 1000 hardcourt event.
In first-round doubles play, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Kayla Cross of London, Ont., were scheduled to play American Quinn Gleason and Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri.
Andreescu and Cross are the last Canadians in the doubles draw. Fernandez and sister Bianca Fernandez lost their opener on Thursday, and Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski dropped her match with Russian partner Ekaterina Alexandrova.
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