Tennis

Fernandez advances to set up all-Canadian quarter-final match against Marino at Abierto Tampico

Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated You Xiaodi 6-3, 6-2 at the Abierto Tampico WTA 125 event on Wednesday to set up an all-Canadian quarter-final against Rebecca Marino in Tampico, Mexico.

Canadians are set to clash on Thursday in Mexico

Canada's Leylah Fernandez, seen during the Guadalajara Open on Oct. 17, won 73.5 per cent of her first-serve points during a 6-3, 6-2 win over China's You Xiaodi on Wednesday at the Abierto Tampico WTA 125 event in Tampico, Mexico. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated China's You Xiaodi 6-3, 6-2 at the Abierto Tampico WTA 125 event on Wednesday to set up an all-Canadian quarter-final against Rebecca Marino in Tampico, Mexico.

Fernandez of Laval, Que., won 73.5 per cent of her first-serve points and broke on five of her nine opportunities during the round of 16 match.

Earlier Wednesday, Vancouver's Marino handed Moyuka Uchijima a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 6-3 loss to advance.

Marino, 31, fired nine aces and won 71.8 per cent of her first-serve points in the two hour, 29-minute match.

Fernandez and Marino are set to clash on Thursday.

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