Canada’s Fernandez outlasts Sasnovich to reach Ningbo Open quarters

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez battled past Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open. The 24-year-old from Laval, Que., needed three hours to defeat the world's 122nd-ranked player and improve her career record against Sasnovich to 2-2. Fernandez, ranked 30th in the world, overcame 53 unforced errors and eight double faults to win her second straight three-set match. Sasnovich committed 73 unforced errors. She converted eight of 15 break-point opportunities, compared with five of six for Sasnovich, and sealed the victory on her first match point. Fernandez will face...