Leylah Fernandez downs Elizabeth Mandlik, advances to round of 16 at Abierto Tampico
Fellow Canadian Eugenie Bouchard loses 3-set heartbreaker to Renata Zarazua
Canada's Leylah Fernandez bounced American Elizabeth Mandlik to advance to the round of 16 in the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico tournament on Tuesday in Mexico.
Fernandez outlasted Mandlik 7-6 (8) in a tense first set, and seemed to find another gear in the second with a 6-2 win.
Fernandez had five aces in the one hour 58-minute match, including a decisive one with the score tied 40-40 in final game.
Rebecca Marino of Vancouver will play Wednesday against Moyuka Uchijima of Japan in the round of 16. Marino bounced Russian Varvara Flink 6-3, 75 on Monday.
Blown leads prove costly for Bouchard
Earlier on Tuesday, Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal suffered a tough loss Tuesday night to Renata Zarazua of Mexico City.
The 28-year-old Canadian was up 4-1 in the first set of her women's singles match but lost 7-5. She then bounced back with an impressive 6-1 win in the second set, but dropped the third set 7-5, despite leading Zarazua at one point.
Zarazua had the lone ace in the two hour 20-minute match. Bouchard had four double faults while her opponent had none.
