Quebec City, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - Fourth seed Shelby Rogers of the United States was a marathon second-round winner at the Coupe Banque Nationale women's tennis event.
The 21-year-old South Carolina native Rogers overcame and outlasted qualifier fellow American Asia Muhammad in three tiebreaks, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5), in just under three hours on the indoor surface at PEPS.
Another second-round match in Quebec saw German Tatjana Maria fight back to ground American Madison Brengle 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. Maria will face another American, Rogers, in Friday's quarterfinals.
The opening round concluded when Czech Andrea Hlavackova pasted Pole Paula Kania 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday.
The 2014 champion here will earn $43,000.
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