Leylah Fernandez has captured her fifth profession WTA Tour title.
The Canadian, seeded fourth, beat world No. 78 Tereza Valentova of Czechia 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 within the closing of the Japan Open on Sunday.
It marks the second match championship this yr for Fernandez, who received in Washington in the summertime.
Taking part in in her eighth profession closing, the one-time US Open runner-up raced by means of the primary set in 29 minutes, earlier than Valentova settled her nerves within the second set and located a technique to stage the match when the qualifier broke Fernandez within the twelfth sport.
Within the deciding set, the Twenty seventh-ranked Fernandez made an important break within the fourth sport after which noticed off a late problem by the Czech participant.
Fernandez had a beneficial path to the Japan title, not having to play a seeded participant. She received 5 matches in Japan after dropping three-setters on the previous two tournaments in China to WTA stars Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka.
The win on the WTA 250 occasion will transfer Fernandez, from Laval, Que., up three spots within the rankings to No. 21. She’ll grow to be the highest Canadian once more, overtaking the struggling Victoria Mboko.
Valentova, 18, was enjoying in her first profession closing at a WTA occasion.
