Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia eliminated Canada’s Leylah Fernandez from the Wuhan Open on Thursday, winning 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.
Ostapenko dominated the first set and won the opening game of the second. Fernandez then reeled off six straight games to get back into the match.
Ostapenko Closes It Out
Ostapenko regained control in the third set with a break in a nine-minute game to go up 3-2. Fernandez broke back to tie the set at 4-4, but Ostapenko won against serve in the next game and then served out the win.
The victory gave Ostapenko a 2-0 record against Fernandez. She will next face Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the WTA 1000 event.
Dabrowski and Stefani Advance
In round-of-16 doubles action, the top-seeded team of Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani downed Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and American Quinn Gleason 6-1, 6-3.
Dabrowski and Stefani will face Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Estonia’s Ingrid Neel in Friday’s quarterfinals.