No. 9 seed Mirra Andreeva defeated No. 24 Leylah Fernandez 7-6(1), 6-3 in the Madrid Open quarter-final on Tuesday. The result sends Andreeva into the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 event.
Fernandez, the Canadian player ranked 24th, was unable to overcome Andreeva's performance in the opening set, which went to a tiebreak. Andreeva dominated the tiebreak 7-1 before closing out the match with a decisive second set.
The loss ends Fernandez's run at Madrid. Andreeva will face her next opponent in the semi-final stage of the tournament.