Canadian Leylah Fernandez, seeded sixth, beat tournament top seed Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals in Singapore. The score was 6-2, 7-5. The match lasted 92 minutes and sent Fernandez into the semifinal of the WTA 500 event.
Match report
Fernandez took the first set confidently, 6-2. The second set was tighter, with the score staying close for a long stretch, but from 5-5 the Canadian managed to press her opponent and closed out the match 7-5.
Over the two sets, Fernandez won the match 2:0 in sets.
Match statistics
Fernandez won 67 points to Andreeva's 54. On first serve, the Canadian won 27 points from 39 balls put into play, while Andreeva's figure was 20 from 40. Fernandez hit one ace compared with none from her opponent, while also making 6 double faults against 4 from Andreeva. Of 11 break points earned, Fernandez converted 6, while Andreeva made 3 breaks from 7 chances.
Tournament run and head-to-head
On her way to the quarterfinal, Fernandez beat Kyoka Okamura 6-2, 6-3 in the first round, and Alicia Parks 6-4, 6-3 in the second round. Andreeva's run at the tournament included a second-round win over Alexandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-2.
In the overall head-to-head between the two players, Fernandez now has three wins and Andreeva three.