WTA Toronto: Krueger stuns 15th seed Fernandez

American qualifier Ashlyn Krueger reached the last 16 of the WTA National Bank Open by defeating Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 15 seed, 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday.

Krueger, ranked No 82, will face American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, next.

The 20-year-old American won against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Rogers Cup, Fernandez, ranked No 25, won against Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino (6-3, 5-7, 6-1).

Toronto WTA 1000, other second-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):

• Katie Boulter beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (13): 1-1 ret.
• Peyton Stearns vs. Madison Keys: thursday
• Emma Navarro (8) beat Magda Linette: 6-2, 6-4
• Taylor Townsend (LL) beat Marina Stakusic (WC): 6-0, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (6) beat Moyuka Uchijima (Q): 6-4, 6-2
• Coco Gauff (1) beat Yafan Wang (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Anna Kalinskaya (10) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-2, 6-2
• Marta Kostyuk (11) beat Elina Svitolina: 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
• Diana Shnaider (14) beat Magdalena Frech: 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Jessica Pegula beat Karolina Pliskova: 7-5, 6-4
• Naomi Osaka vs. Elise Mertens
• Yue Yuan vs. Aryna Sabalenka
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Greet Minnen
• Paula Badosa vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Amanda Anisimova

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