{"id":906364,"date":"2026-09-26T15:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/906364\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:50:11","slug":"fernandez-fights-into-singapore-final-tennis-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/906364\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernandez Fights into Singapore Final \u2013 Tennis Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Daily Fuzz<\/p>\n<p class=\"tn-article-dek\">Leylah Fernandez will face Talia Gibson in the Singapore final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Richard PagliaroSeptember 26, 20261 minute read<\/p>\n<p>        Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>        1\u00d7<br \/>\n        \u2715<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tn-article-hero\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LeylahFernandez-Lululemon.jpeg\" alt=\"Fernandez Fights into Singapore Final\"\/>      <\/p>\n<p>By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, September 26, 2026<br \/>Photo credit: lululemon<\/p>\n<p>Resilience is a Leylah Fernandez asset.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Fernandez was a fighter to the finish advancing to her first final of the year in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>In a clash of left-handers, Fernandez fought off French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Singapore Tennis Open. <\/p>\n<p>World No. 31 Fernandez will play for her first title since she won Osaka last October. Fernandez will face Australia\u2019s Talia Gibson in Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>Perth native Gibson took a walkover into Sunday\u2019s final. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/prozorova-says-wta-forced-her-out-of-singapore-semifinal-after-concussion-test\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/prozorova-says-wta-forced-her-out-of-singapore-semifinal-after-concussion-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">In a controversial decision, qualifier Tatiana Prozorova said she was forced to withdraw<\/a> from Saturday\u2019s Singapore semifinal after failing part of a concussion assessment administered following her doubles match. Prozorova upset Alexandra Eala in the round of 16 before surprising Wang Xinyu on Friday to reach her first WTA semifinal and said she was told her tournament was over following a doubles incident.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Gibson is at home on hard courts. Gibson played through qualifying to reach the Indian Wells quarterfinals in March pushing Linda Noskova to three sets. Gibson then qualified for the Miami Open where she made the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first meeting between Fernandez, who is playing for a sixth career championship, and Gibson, who plays off pace effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisexpress.com\/collections\/pro-player-gear?utm_source=tennisnow&amp;utm_medium=article-banner&amp;utm_campaign=pro-player-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\" data-tnc-partner=\"tennis-express\" data-tnc-placement=\"article-banner\"><img class=\"tnc-ad-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790437811_120_tennis-express-pro-player-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Daily Fuzz Leylah Fernandez will face Talia Gibson in the Singapore final on Sunday. 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