Tennis
Wang Qiang will face Leylah Fernandez in the quarter-finals
(Monterrey) We now know the identity of Leylah Fernandez’s rival in the quarter-finals in Monterrey.
Second seed and defending champion, the Quebecer will face Wang Qiang, a Chinese ranked 116and.
On Thursday, Wang prevailed 6-0, 6-7 (2), 6-3 over Mayar Sherif of Egypt.
Wang got five of the game’s six breaks. Her rival committed five double faults.
Fernandez claimed a maiden WTA title last year in Monterrey, defeating Viktorija Golubic in the final.
This will be the first match between Fernandez and Wang.
The tournament favorite is Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. She will face Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria on Thursday night.
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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.