Overview
- No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez defeated Germany's Eva Lys 6-4, 6-2 and faced only one break point in 68 minutes.
- Fernandez said she played with purpose and trusted her shots after winning the first three games.
- The Canadian will next face No. 7 seed Sorana Cirstea, who rallied past Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
- Spain's Cristina Bucsa ousted No. 8 seed Emiliana Arango 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Hong Kong quarterfinals.
- Australia's Maya Joint moved into the last eight with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Viktoria Morvayova.