Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Leylah Fernandez is out of the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament following a 6-4, 6-2 semifinal loss to top-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia on Saturday.
Fernandez, the tournament91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s third seed, recorded two aces and four double faults.
She also won only 54.3 per cent of her first serves in a match that lasted 87 minutes on centre court at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre.
The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., converted two of three break points but saved only three of eight.
It was Fernandez91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s first semifinal appearance since reaching the final of the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England, in June.
Shnaider will take on second-seeded Katie Boulter of Britain in Sunday91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s final.
