Hong Kong Open: Defending champ Fernandez into quarter-finals to face Pera

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

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