Canada’s Leylah Fernandez advances to semifinal at Hong Kong Open

HONG KONG — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the semifinal of the Hong Kong Open following a 6-1, 7-6 (9) win over American Bernarda Pera on Friday.

Fernandez, the tournament’s third seed, recorded eight aces and won 73 per cent of her first serves in a match that lasted 91 minutes on centre court at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre.

The Canadian converted three of six break points while the ninth-seeded Pera managed to convert just one of six.

Fernandez, of Laval, Que., will next meet top-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia.