Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova in a three-set thriller to reach the Round of 16 at the Wuhan Open. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant streak in Wuhan with another victory, extending her undefeated record at the tournament.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the Round of 16 at the Wuhan Open .
Fernandez started strong but lost momentum, becoming erratic during the second set and finishing with 12 double faults to Rakhimova’s two. Fernandez converted five of 12 break points, while Rakhimova broke serve four times out of 10 chances. Both hit one ace. Two-time defending champion Sabalenka, who received a bye in the first round with the other top eight seeds, broke her Czech opponent twice in each set – as well as surrendering one of her own service games – as she clinched her latest win in 1 hour and 34 minutes of play.
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