Grand Slam
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advances to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez superior to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open.
The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., superior with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Australia’s Kimberly Birrell on Thursday.
Fernandez, the third seed within the event, gained the match in a single hour, 20 minutes.
She is going to subsequent play Croatian-American Bernarda Pera.
Pera, seeded at quantity 9, eradicated Han Shi of China 6-0, 6-4 on Wednesday to achieve the quarterfinals.
Fernandez is coming off a run within the quarterfinals of the event in Tokyo.
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