Leylah Annie Fernandez dispatches Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Nanchang on Friday. Fernandez will face off with Katerina Siniakova in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes.
The Canadian added to her prize money $ 4,858 after winning this match. She has already won $ 11,276 so far in this event. If she wins the next match, Leylah will add $ 8,950 to her earnings to get in total $ 20,226.
Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich Jiangxi Open – Nanchang
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:23
At the end of the match, Leylah scored 63 points vs. the Belarussian’s 51.
Fernandez
Leylah didn’t lose the concentration in converting 57% of the break points that she conquered (4/7).
Sasnovich
On the other side, Sasnovich had a tough time converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Fernandez and Sasnovich is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Katerina Siniakova – stats
Fernandez will take on Siniakova in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Katerina Siniakova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Fernandez (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Fernandez won 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the final in Hong Kong back in October 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Fernandez had a favorable start in this set after breaking Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That was enough for Fernandez to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.
The Canadian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 10th game (6-2 0-40). On the other side, Sasnovich wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).
They contested 58 points. The Canadian was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Aliaksandra (34-24). The Canadian surrendered 11 points on serve (23-11). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
The Canadian won the set after she broke Aliaksandra in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Sasnovich tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. However, Leylah kept the situation under control to win the set 6-4.
Fernandez converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Aliaksandra converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-2 40-A).
They contested 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Fernandez won just 2 points more than Sasnovich (29-27). Leylah lost 14 points on serve (18-14). on the other side of the court, the Belarussian conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).
Tennis Scores in Nanchang
- Diana ShnaiderShnaider – Nao HibinoHibino (6-0 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-0 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (w/o) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-2) – H2H details and stats
