Wuhan Open: Fernandez advances to last 16

Canadian Leylah Fernandez moved into the last 16 of the Wuhan Open by edging out Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Wednesday.

Fernandez, ranked No 28, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Zheng Qinwen, the No 5 seed, and Romanian wildcard Jaqueline Cristian next.

Ahead of her victory, the 22-year-old Canadian beat Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 12 seed (6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3).

Rakhimova, ranked No 66, won against Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Wuhan tournament.

Wuhan WTA 1000, other second-round results (Optics Valley International Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.221.715, most recent results first):

• Yue Yuan vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Jessica Pegula
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Xinyu Wang
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Coco Gauff (4) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-1, 6-2
• Magdalena Frech beat Emma Navarro (6): 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Kalinskaya (10): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-4
• Magda Linette beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 5-2 ret.
• Hailey Baptiste (Q) beat Barbora Krejcikova (7): 6-3, 7-5
• Yulia Putintseva beat Donna Vekic (15): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Bernarda Pera (Q): 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

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