No. 6 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada knocked out top-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Singapore Tennis Open on Friday.
Fernandez converted six of 11 break points in the 92-minute match, including the clinching game to set up a semifinal meeting against No. 5 Maja Chwalinska of Poland. Chwalinska ousted No. 4 Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-2, 6-2 in 89 minutes.
The other semifinal of the WTA 500 tournament will feature unseeded Tatiana Prozorova of Russia and Talia Gibson of Australia. Prozorova outlasted China’s Xinyu Wang 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in just over three hours, while Gibson eliminated No. 7 Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 in just under two hours.
Korea Open
Rain interrupted the quarterfinals in Seoul, with all matches moving to Saturday.
No. 2 Kimberly Birrell of Australia was leading Katie Volynets 2-6, 6-2, 4-2 in the day’s first match when play was suspended.
The other quarterfinals feature No. 3 Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand against No. 5 Maya Joint of Australia; No. 4 Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania against No. 6 Anna Bondar of Hungary; and Australia’s Taylah Preston against Russia’s Alina Korneeva.
–Field Level Media
