By Canadian Press

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advances to semifinal at Hong Kong Open

Nov 1, 2024 | 8:09 AM

HONG KONG — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the semifinal of the Hong Kong Open following a 6-1, 7-6 (9) win over American Bernarda Pera on Friday.

Fernandez, the tournament’s third seed, recorded eight aces and won 73 per cent of her first serves in a match that lasted 91 minutes on centre court at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre.

The Canadian converted three of six break points while the ninth-seeded Pera managed to convert just one of six.

Fernandez, of Laval, Que., will next meet top-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia.

Shnaider beat unseeded Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-7, 6-2 in Friday’s other quarterfinal.

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It’s Fernandez’s first semifinal appearance since reaching the final of the Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England, in June.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 1, 2024.

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