Canada's Andreescu battles past Parrizas Diaz to reach 3rd round of Italian OpenCanada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz on Wednesday.

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Fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez loses to Russia's Daria Kasatkina in 2nd round

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Bianca Andreescu advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament on Wednesday while fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez lost her second-round match.

Andreescu moved on with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Spain's Nuria Parrizas-Diaz as she moved on to the round of 16 at a WTA 1000 tournament for the second straight week.

Later, Fernandez dropped a close 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2) decision to Russia's Daria Kasatkina.

Andreescu won 61.4 per cent of her service points, compared to 53.6 per cent for Parrizas Diaz.

Andreescu will next face Croatia's Petra Martiç at the clay-court tournament. It will be the first meeting between the players.

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