Canada's Andreescu drops quarterfinal to Boulter at Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO — Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday.

Andreescu was ousted after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Britain's Katie Boulter.

Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., won only 45 per cent of points on first serve in the match, which lasted just 62 minutes. Boulter won 87 per cent of first-serve points. Boulter will next play Russian Sofia Kenin in the semifinals on Saturday.

Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., fell 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 to top-seeded Qinwen Zheng of China later Friday. Zheng, the Olympic champion, will play Diana Shnaider of Russia, who advanced in a walkover when Sayaka Ishii.

In women's doubles play, the top-seeded duo of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand posted a 6-1, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal win over Peangtarn Plipuech of Thailand and Chia Yi Tsao of Taiwan.

Dabrowski and Routliffe will meet the Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Shuko Aoyama in Saturday's semifinal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2024.