Canada’s Leylah Fernandez defeated China’s You Xiaodi 6-3, 6-2 at the Abierto Tampico WTA 125 occasion on Wednesday to set up an all-Canadian quarter-final against Rebecca Marino in Tampico, Mexico.
Fernandez of Laval, Que., received 73.5 per cent of her first-serve factors and broke on 5 of her 9 alternatives through the spherical of 16 match.
The 20-year-old additionally saved two of You’s three break level possibilities and hit two aces within the win.
Earlier Wednesday, Vancouver’s Marino handed Moyuka Uchijima a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 6-3 loss to advance.
Marino, 31, fired 9 aces and received 71.8 per cent of her first-serve factors within the two hour, 29-minute match.
Fernandez and Marino are set to conflict on Thursday.