Mirra Andreeva and Leylah Fernandez are set to face off in a compelling quarter-final match at the WTA 500 in Singapore. Here’s a look at what to expect from this exciting encounter.
Andreeva advanced to the quarter-finals with a dominant performance, dispatching Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour. The victory signals that she has maintained the strong form that took her to the quarter-finals of the US Open, where her run was ultimately ended by Coco Gauff.
Meanwhile, Canadian Leylah Fernandez had a tougher path, overcoming American Alycia Parks in a hard-fought battle. While Fernandez has had a mixed season, she has shown flashes of brilliance, including a third-round appearance at the US Open and a notable fourth-round run at the WTA 1000 event in Canada, where she previously defeated Andreeva.
Andreeva | Meetings | Fernandez |
|---|---|---|
2 | 4 | 2 |
Mirra Andreeva | |
|---|---|
Born | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Date of birth | April 29, 2007 |
Dominant hand | Right |
Ranking | 5 |
Prize money | $14,050,407 |
Leylah Fernandez | |
|---|---|
Born | Montreal, Canada |
Date of birth | September 6, 2002 |
Dominant hand | Left |
Ranking | 31 |
Prize money | $8,765,870 |
The WTA 500 Singapore quarter-final match is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, with the exact time yet to be confirmed. Tennis fans can watch the action live on Tennis Channel and WTA TV, as well as the bet365 live streaming service.
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