Two days after her Washington title, Leylah Fernandez crashes out early in Montreal

Just days after lifting the biggest title of her career in Washington, Leylah Fernandez couldn’t keep the magic going at home. The 22-year-old Canadian was knocked out in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Montreal on Tuesday, beaten 6-4, 6-1 by Australia’s Maya Joint — a player she had comfortably defeated just a few days earlier in Washington (6-3, 6-3).

Arriving late in Quebec after her triumph over Kalinskaya in the Washington final, the world No. 24 looked short on freshness — and perhaps rhythm — in a match she never really managed to take control of. Her opponent, on the other hand, seized her opportunity with maturity and poise.

Quick revenge for Joint

At just 19 years old, Maya Joint continues her spectacular rise. Already a two-time WTA title winner in 2025 (Rabat and Eastbourne), the Australian recently broke into the Top 50 and has been turning heads across the tour. Her convincing win over Fernandez only reinforces her status as one of the breakout stars of the season.

She will face McCartney Kessler in the second round, with a potential third-round clash looming against Mirra Andreeva, who received a walkover after Bianca Andreescu’s withdrawal.

Montreal WTA 1000, other first-round results (IGA Stadium, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):

• Ann Li vs. Anna Kalinskaya: tuesday

• Catherine McNally beat Alycia Parks: 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7)
• Maria Sakkari beat Carson Branstine (WC): 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
• Antonia Ruzic (Q) beat Anastasia Potapova: 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
• Eugenie Bouchard (WC) beat Emiliana Arango: 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Anastasija Sevastova beat Ajla Tomljanovic: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Renata Zarazua beat Katie Boulter: 6-1, 7-5
• Naomi Osaka beat Ariana Arseneault (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Lulu Sun beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-3, 7-5
• Marie Bouzkova beat Moyuka Uchijima: 6-2, 7-6 (4)
• Eva Lys beat Leolia Jeanjean (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Emma Raducanu beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse: 6-2, 6-4
• Anna Blinkova beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-4, 6-1
• Hanyu Guo (Q) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 6-3
• Yuliia Starodubtseva beat Yafan Wang (Q): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
• Laura Siegemund (Q) beat Tatjana Maria: 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2)
• Kamilla Rakhimova (Q) beat Kayla Cross (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Rebecca Marino (WC) beat Elsa Jacquemot (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-1
• Hailey Baptiste beat Whitney Osuigwe (Q): 7-5, 6-1
• Bianca Andreescu (WC) beat Barbora Krejcikova: 6-3, 6-4
• Danielle Collins beat Viktoriya Tomova (Q): 6-3, 7-5
• Camila Osorio beat Bernarda Pera (Q): 6-3, 7-5
• Victoria Mboko (WC) beat Kimberly Birrell: 7-5, 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
• Lin Zhu beat Varvara Gracheva (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Marketa Vondrousova beat Alexandra Eala: 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Marina Stakusic (WC): 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Aoi Ito (Q) beat Katie Volynets (Q): 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
• Suzan Lamens beat Polina Kudermetova: 6-3, 4-6, 6-2