Leylah Fernandez, Kalinskaya and Elena Rybakina
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Leylah Fernandez’s resolve is rewarded with DC Open title
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From surviving three-hour duels to beating top seeds Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina, Leylah Fernandez’s DC run revealed a fighter ready for the hard-court summer.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated Russian Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 for her fourth career WTA title at the Citi Open hardcourt tennis tournament on Sunday.
The 22-year-old won 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) in three hours and 16 minutes to set up a final against Anna Kalinskaya
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Tennis World USA on MSNElena Rybakina has had three shocking collapses since French OpenElena Rybakina has had a couple of concerning collapses this year and the latest came this past on Saturday, when the Kazakh blew a big lead and suffered a shock Washington semifinal loss.
Leylah Fernandez emerged victorious in a gripping battle with Elena Rybakina Saturday to reach the Mubadala Citi DC Open final in Washington, D.C. And she did so after Rybakina served for the match in the second set, leading to a dramatic encounter lasting three hours and 16 minutes.