Leylah Fernandez is showing well in doubles play in Madrid following a quick exit last week from the women's singles tournament.
The native of Laval, Que., and American partner Taylor Townsend downed Georgian athlete Oksana Kalashnikov and Yana Sizikova of Russia 7-5, 6-3 in a round of 32 match on Monday.
Fernandez and Townsend will face Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei of and Barbora Strýcová of the Czech Republic in a Tuesday quarterfinal.
Fernandez and Townsend came up short in their title bid at the Miami Open last month, dropping a 7-6(6), 6-2 decision to the second-seeded American duo of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the final.
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