Shelby Rogers will face 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Top Seed Open after seeing off Leylah Fernandez.
American Rogers was too good for Fernandez, winning 6-2 7-5 at the WTA International event in Lexington on Thursday.
After cruising in the opening set, Rogers trailed 5-2 in the second before reeling off five straight games to trump the emerging Canadian teenager.
Awaiting Rogers in the last eight is countrywoman and former world number one Serena Williams, who outlasted sister Venus earlier in the day.
A hard-fought battle. Nothing short of spectacular! @serenawilliams defeats Venus Williams 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.#TSOpen pic.twitter.com/2bPg6tNKFe
— wta (@WTA) August 13, 2020
Serena rallied from a set down to defeat Venus 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 31st instalment of a rivalry dating back 22 years.
Down 4-2 in the deciding set, the 38-year-old Serena fought back to vanquish Venus after two hours, 19 minutes on Center Court.
Elsewhere, Jil Teichmann stunned fifth seed Yulia Putintseva 6-2 6-2 and next meets Cici Bellis – who accounted for Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2.
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