WASHINGTON \u2014 Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open.<\/p>\n
Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute women’s singles marathon on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
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Fernandez, who was one game away from defeat against Rybakina, will face Anna Kalinskaya of Russia in Sunday’s final. Kalinskaya defeated Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday’s other semifinal.<\/p>\n
Fernandez was ranked 36th in the world heading into the Citi Open. She is scheduled to play in the National Bank Open in Montreal this coming week.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Fernandez is now into her first final since she lost to Australia’s Daria Kasatkina on the grass courts of Eastbourne last June.<\/p>\n
Fernandez is seeking her first title since 2023 in Hong Kong. All of her three career WTA singles titles have come on hard court.<\/p>\n
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She also reached the U.S. Open final in 2021 where she lost to Raducanu. Both players were unseeded in that championship match and Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2025.<\/p>\n
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