Leylah Fernandez Advances to the Japan Open Final
The tennis player Leylah Fernandez, the last remaining seeded player in the WTA Japan Open, has qualified for Sunday’s final after defeating Sorana Cîrstea.
Fernandez won with partials of 6-1, 2-6 and 6-4 in an exciting match.
In the decisive set, with the score tied at 4-4, Fernandez managed to break Cîrstea’s serve. Subsequently, she held her own serve in the next game, securing her advance to the final.
The Canadian player, seeded number four, will face the young Tereza Valentova, 18 years old, who reached the final after defeating Jaqueline Cristian.
Valentova defeated Cristian with a score of 6-7 (3), 6-4 and 6-3 in the other semi-final.
Cristian reached the semifinals after Naomi Osaka, the top seed, withdrew due to a left leg injury.
This will be the eighth final for Fernandez, who was the runner-up at the US Open in 2021. Her only previous semifinal appearance this season was at the WTA 500 D.C. Open, where she won her fourth WTA singles title.
