Leylah Annie Fernandez outlasts Elena Rybakina 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(3) in the semifinal in Washington on Saturday after winning a huge battle. Fernandez will clash against Anna Kalinskaya in the final. The epic lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. Here you can see her previous results at this event.
Fernandez added to her prize money $ 50,675 after winning this match. She has already won $ 121,880 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Canadian will add $ 75,690 to her earnings to get in total $ 197,570 in total.
Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elena Rybakina Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:12
At the end of the match, Leylah scored 127 points vs. Rybakina’s 123.
Fernandez
Fernandez fired 12 aces and she committed 3 double faults. The Canadian won this match even if she had some problems converting her break points after she converted only 17% (1/6) of the procured opportunities.
Rybakina
On the other side, Elena was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Fernandez and Rybakina is 2-1 for Leylah .
Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Anna Kalinskaya – stats
Fernandez will square off with Kalinskaya in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Anna Kalinskaya face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fernandez (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Fernandez won 7-5 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Guadalajara back in 2021.
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (6-4 6-3)
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Elena RybakinaRybakina (6-72 7-63 7-63)
Upcoming matches
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (1-0) – H2H details and stats
