Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 3 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Hong Kong Open by beating Australian Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-2 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Thursday.
Fernandez, ranked No 32 and the defending champion here, will play American Bernarda Pera, the No 9 seed, next.
Ahead of her win today, the 22-year-old Canadian defeated Great Britain’s Heather Watson (6-2, 6-2).
Birrell, ranked No 115, won against Romanian Ana Bogdan (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the tournament.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other second-round results (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267,082):
- Sofia Kenin beat Jessika Ponchet: 7-5, 6-4
- Anastasia Zakharova beat Varvara Gracheva (7): 6-3, 6-1
- Suzan Lamens beat Cristina Bucsa (8): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
- Diana Shnaider (1) beat Priscilla Hon: 6-4, 6-1
- Katie Boulter (2) beat Xiyu Wang: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Yue Yuan (6) beat Nao Hibino: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Bernarda Pera beat Han Shi (Q): 6-0, 6-4