TORONTO – Canadian hopes were dashed Sunday at the National Bank Open. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., dropped a 6-4, 6-4 decision to Japan’s Naomi Osaka in fourth-round play at Sobeys Stadium. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan celebrates after defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, during round of 16 National Bank Open tennis action in Toronto, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman“It was just these small decisions that made the difference and it just mounted over and over until the end of the (match),” Fernandez said. Leylah Fernandez of Canada returns a ball from Naomi Osaka of Japan during Round of 16 National Bank Open tennis action in Toronto on Aug. 9, 2026.