Canada's Fernandez through to quarterfinals at Toray Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO — Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have both moved on to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

Fernandez advanced after downing Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., fired three aces and converted 5-of-11 break points during the two-hour 15-minute match. Gracheva, of France, battled back in the second set, winning 72.2 per cent of her first-serve points, before Fernandez rallied in the third set.

Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., advanced after Beatriz Haddad Maia retired due to a back injury while trailing 3-0 in the first set. Haddad Maia, the No. 2 seed, appeared to be in pain from the second game onward and took a medical timeout before exiting the match.

In the quarterfinals, Fernandez takes on the winner of a matchup between the tournament's top seed, Qinwen Zheng of China, and Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, while Andreescu faces either Katie Boulter or Kyoka Okamura.

In women's doubles action, the top-seeded duo of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand defeated Japan's Nao Hibino and Miyu Kato 6-3, 6-3.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2024.