Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., entered the Hong Kong Open ranked 60th in the world. She defeated No. 37 Anna Blinkova on Saturday and will look for her third WTA title when she plays in the fifth final of her career Sunday against Katerina Siniakova.
Leylah Fernandez rallied from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and win the Hong Kong Open for her first tennis title in 19 months.Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., won her third career WTA title on Sunday when she beat Katerina Siniakova in the Hong Kong Open final.
It is the third title of the 21-year-old Canadian's career and first since winning at Monterrey in March 2022. After the win, she will also move back inside the top 50 in the rankings next week. Fernandez, the Laval, Que. native who's ranked 60th, responded by building a 4-0 lead in the second before the Czech player took an off-court medical timeout and returned with her left upper leg taped.Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., beat Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Hong Kong Open for her third career WTA championship title.
The top-seeded Pegula dropped only one set through the tournament and becomes the first American since Venus Williams in 2007 to win the title in Seoul.
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