Eastbourne Open: Fernandez books spot in last eight
Leylah Fernandez beat Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between American lucky loser Sofia Kenin and wildcard Harriet Dart in the next round
Canadian Leylah Fernandez beat American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the last 8 of the Eastbourne Open at Devonshire Park Lawn Club on Wednesday.
Fernandez, ranked No 30, will face the winner of the match between American lucky loser Sofia Kenin and wildcard Harriet Dart next.
The 21-year-old Canadian won against No 7 seed Barbora Krejcikova (6-2, 3-6, 6-2) in the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament.
During the 32 of the Eastbourne tournament, Krueger, ranked No 87, edged out Swiss qualifier Viktorija Golubic (6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-5).
Eastbourne WTA 500, other last 16 results (Devonshire Park Lawn Club, grass, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Elise Mertens vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Daria Kasatkina vs. Yue Yuan
- Emma Raducanu vs. Jessica Pegula
- Sofia Kenin vs. Harriet Dart: wednesday
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Katie Boulter: wednesday
- Karolina Muchova beat Magda Linette (Q): 6-4, 6-1
- Madison Keys (4) beat Anhelina Kalinina (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-1