Canada’s Leylah Fernandez couldn’t discover a method to end off one of many high gamers on the WTA Tour this 12 months.
China’s Zheng Qinwen rallied to beat Fernandez 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 within the third spherical of the Wuhan Open on Thursday.
Zheng, the gold medallist on the Olympics this summer time and an Australian Open finalist earlier this 12 months, has received 22 of her previous 25 matches. She is seeded fifth in Wuhan.
Fernandez, ranked twenty eighth on this planet, snapped a four-match shedding streak this week. The spotlight was a first-round win over No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider.
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., and associate Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia will play within the doubles quarterfinals on Friday. Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand associate Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are also within the doubles quarterfinals.
