US Open 2022: Number 14 seed Leylah Fernandez; third-seed Sakkari lose

Fernandez only recently returned to action after missing much of the summer with a stress fracture in her right foot

No.14 Leylah Fernandez was knocked off 3-6, 6-7 (3) by Liudmila Samsonova, a year after the Canadian lost to Emma Raducanu in the final.

Fernandez only recently returned to action after missing much of the summer with a stress fracture in her right foot. 

Meanwhile, third-seeded Maria Sakkari was ousted 6-3, 5-7, 5-7 by Wang Xiyu of China in the second round.

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