Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu have both moved on to the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.
Fernandez advanced after downing Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday. The 22-year-old from Laval, Que., fired three aces and converted 5-of-11 break points during the two-hour 15-minute match. WATCH | Fernandez scores 3-set win in Tokyo: Leylah Fernandez wins her way into the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals Gracheva, of France, battled back in the second set, winning 72.2 per cent of her first-serve points, before Fernandez rallied in the third set.
Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., advanced after Beatriz Haddad Maia retired due to a back injury while trailing 3-0 in the first set.
Haddad Maia, the No. 2 seed, appeared to be in pain from the second game onward and took a medical timeout before exiting the match. WATCH | Andreescu walks into the Pan Pacific Open quarters: Bianca Andreescu walks into the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals In the quarterfinals, Fernandez takes on the winner of a matchup between the tournament's top seed, Qinwen Zheng of China, and Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, while Andreescu faces either Katie Boulter or Kyoka Okamura.