TORONTO — Canadians Carol Zhao and Stacey Fung advanced to the second round of qualifying at the National Bank Open on Sunday.
Zhao, of Richmond Hill, Ont., replaced Hailey Baptiste as an alternate after Baptiste withdrew due to travel issues. Zhao defeated Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 6-1.
Vancouver’s Fung outlasted Jule Niemeier of Germany 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
Three other Canadians were knocked out of the event.
Montreal’s Eugenie Bouchard fell 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to Moyuka Uchijima of Japan...