Haddad Maia takes out Fernandez at Toronto
Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Leylah Fernandez 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday evening. She’ll play Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, in the next round
Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) reacts after winning a point against Leylah Fernandez (CAN) || Panoramic
Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced to the last 16 of the National Bank Open by winning against Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 13 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-1 at the Aviva Centre in Toronto on Wednesday evening.
Haddad Maia, ranked No 24, will play Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, next. It will be the 26-year-old’s first ever contest against a reigning world No 1 – she is 4-6 lifetime against the top-10.
The Brazilian defeated Italian Martina Trevisan (6-2, 2-6, 6-2) in her first match at Toronto. She entered the event on a three-match losing streak after her 12-match winning streak was snapped at Eastbourne.
In the previous round of the Canadian Open, Fernandez, ranked No 13, beat Australian qualifier Storm Sanders (6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3).
Toronto WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 2.527.250, most recent results first):
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Alize Cornet
- Belinda Bencic vs. Serena Williams
- Kaia Kanepi vs. Garbine Muguruza
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Ons Jabeur
- Jil Teichmann vs. Anett Kontaveit: wednesday
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo: wednesday
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Paula Badosa: wednesday
- Simona Halep (15) beat Shuai Zhang: 6-4, 6-2
- Iga Swiatek beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Jessica Pegula (7) beat Asia Muhammad (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Alison Riske-Amritraj beat Jelena Ostapenko (16): 7-6 (2), 0-6, 7-5
- Coco Gauff (10) beat Elena Rybakina: 6-4, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3)
- Camila Giorgi beat Elise Mertens: 6-3, 7-5
- Karolina Pliskova (14) beat Amanda Anisimova: 6-1, 6-1
- Maria Sakkari (3) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
