(Tampico) Montrealer Leylah Fernandez followed logic and had no trouble defeating Chinese opponent Xiaodi You 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at the Tampico Open in Mexico.
Fernandez, third seed and 40e world racket, won ahead of You, 271e world racket, in one hour 30 minutes of play.
Thanks to her victory, the Quebecer obtained her pass for the quarter-finals of this tournament of the WTA 125 series. In the next round, she will cross swords with her compatriot Rebecca Marino, who also triumphed on Wednesday.
PHOTO HENRY ROMERO, REUTERS ARCHIVES Rebecca Marino
The eighth-seeded Vancouverite came out on top in the third set and edged Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 6-3.
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Marino had nine aces and suffered three in a two-hour, 29-minute duel.
The Canadian, who will emerge as the winner of this quarter-final duel, will face the victorious player between the Belgian Elise Mertens, first seed, and the Polish Magda Linette, fifth seed.
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