Laval resident Leylah Fernandez, 60e world, won the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong on Sunday, the third title of her career, by overthrowing the Czech Katerina Siniakova (85) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4e ).
Aged 21, Fernandez, finalist at the US Open in 2021, had so far triumphed in one and the same tournament, in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2021 and 2022. And the left-hander had to battle for almost three hours, Sunday, to overcome Sinikiova, reversing a bad situation after losing the first set by having her serve broken twice.
For this, the Canadian started the second act perfectly, leading up to 4-0, before remaining solid against the attacks of the 27-year-old Czech, winner of four tournaments on the main circuit.
Victorious 6-4 in bothe and 3e sets, Leylah Fernandez will make her return among the fifty best players in the world on Monday.
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