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Leylah Fernandez of Canada fought off a problem from 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova to win the Japan Open 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in Osaka on Sunday.
In the early going, it appeared the fourth-seeded Fernandez would cruise to a simple triumph after successful the primary seven video games of the match. But Valentova, in her first WTA closing, got here up with a service break late within the second set to ship the match to a 3rd set.
The younger Czech, serving to tie the decider at 4-4, was damaged for the seventh time on the match, giving Fernandez a 5-3 lead that Valentova couldn’t overcome within the two-hour, 11-minute match. The title was the second on the 12 months (Washington, D.C.) and fifth of her profession for Fernandez.
Ningbo Open
Third-seeded Elena Rybakina rallied from a set all the way down to defeat Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 within the finals in Ningbo, China. It was the tenth profession tour victory for Rybakina, from Kazakhstan.
After Rybakina blanked the fourth-seeded Russian within the second set, she received three video games to open the third set and race to her third consecutive victory in a WTA closing. This match lasted slightly below two hours.
Rybakina received 88% of the factors (35 of 40) on her first serve, which included 11 aces, in comparison with 58% (37 of 64) for Alexandrova. Rybakina entered the match with a 6-15 file this season after shedding the primary set.
–Field Level Media