Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Fernandez books spot in quarter-finals
Leylah Fernandez won against Lulu Sun 6-0, 6-3 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between Ashlyn Krueger and Daria Kasatkina next
Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 8 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open by winning against New Zealander Lulu Sun 6-0, 6-3 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City on Wednesday.
Fernandez, ranked No 27, will face the winner of the match between American Ashlyn Krueger and Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 3 seed, next.
The 22-year-old Canadian beat Japanese lucky loser Moyuka Uchijima (7-6 (3), 7-6) in the previous round of the Abu Dhabi tournament.
In the previous round of the Abu Dhabi tournament, Sun, ranked No 45, defeated French wildcard Caroline Garcia (6-1, 6-3).
Abu Dhabi WTA 500, other second-round results (International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, hard, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova vs. Paula Badosa
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Magda Linette
- Wakana Sonobe vs. Ons Jabeur
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Elena Rybakina vs. Katie Volynets: wednesday
- Marketa Vondrousova (WC) beat Yulia Putintseva (4): 6-2, 6-3
- Belinda Bencic (WC) beat Veronika Kudermetova (LL): 6-0, 6-0