Canada's Leylah Fernandez powers past Lys to reach Hong Kong quarterfinals

Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a backhand return to Coco Gauff of the United States during a women's singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the ºÃÉ«tv Tennis Center, in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

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HONG KONG - Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Germany’s Eva Lys on Wednesday.

The tournament's second seed won 73 per cent of her first-serve points and broke Lys four times in the 68-minute match.

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