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Canadian Leylah Fernandez looked to make the Monterrey quarterfinals against a rising Chinese player who’s a month younger than she is.

Zheng Qinwen is ranked at No. 77, a career, and is a beautiful ball striker but with far fewer weapons at her disposal than the 2021 US Open finalist.

It began slowly for Zheng, then picked up big time in quality. And in the end, Fernandez squeezed through in a third-set tiebreak.

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Abierto GNP Seguros
Dates: Feb. 28 – March 6, 2022
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: €193,127
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 61 46 76 (3)

[4] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. Harmony Tan (FRA) 62 62
[5] Camila Osorio (COL) def. [WC] Marcela Zacarias (MEX) 76 (2) 63

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. Wang Xinyu (CHN) 62 62

Doubles, first round

Katarzyna Piter (POL) / Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) def [1] Nao Hibino / Miyu Kato (JPN) 64 64
Mayar Sherif (EGY) / Heather Watson (GBR) def [2] Anastasia Potapova / Kamilla Rakhimova 76 (4) 16 [10-6]
Misaki Doi (JPN) / Wang Xinyu (JPN) def [4] Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Lidziya Marozava 64 64

Dalma Galfi (HUN) / Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) def [WC] Fernanda Contreras Gomez / Marcela Zacarias (MEX) 16 64 [10-7]

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Open 6e Sens
Dates: Feb. 28 – March 6, 2022
Location: Lyon, France
Surface: Indoor Hard (WTA 250)
Prize money: $239,477
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[2] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. [Q] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 63 75
[7] Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) def. Varvara Gracheva 62 64

Anna Bondar (HUN) def. [Q] Katie Boulter (GBR) 63 retd

Singles, first round

[3] Viktoriya Golubic (SUI) def. Greet Minnen (BEL) [LL] Mai Hontama (JPN) 16 64 64

Vitalia Diatchenko def Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 63 26 64

Doubles, quarterfinals

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) def [1] Eri Hozumi / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 57 75 [10-5]

[4] Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Alexandra Panova def. Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP) / Xenia Knoll (SUI) 76 (1) 76 (7)

Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) def Anna-Lena Friedsam / Nicola Geuer (GER) 60 64

Doubles, first round

[2] Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Julia Lohoff (GER) def. Eden Silva (GBR) / Kimberley Zimmermann (BEL) 57 61 [10-2]

Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva def Greet Minnen (BEL) / Arantxa Rus (NED) WALKOVER

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