Canada’s Fernandez Advances to Singapore Semifinals with Upset of Top Seed Andreeva
Fernandez saved two break points and finished with her sixth break to beat Andreeva in 1 hour 32 minutes.
- On Friday, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the Singapore Tennis Open semifinals, upsetting top seed Mirra Andreeva with a 6-2, 7-5 victory.
- The 24-year-old sixth seed saved two break points in the third game of the first set, then broke Andreeva in the 12th game to complete the victory in one hour 32 minutes.
- Fernandez improved her career record against the Russian to 3-2, with all three of her wins in the series coming on hardcourt, including at the National Bank Open in Toronto earlier this year.
- Advancing to her first semifinal of the season, Fernandez will next face fifth seed Maja Chwalinska of Poland on Saturday.
- Chwalinska, runner-up at this year's French Open, defeated defending champion Elise Mertens to reach Singapore and will meet Fernandez for the first time.
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Canada’s Fernandez advances to Singapore semifinals with upset of top seed Andreeva
SINGAPORE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the semifinals of the Singapore Tennis Open with a 6-2, 7-5 upset of top seed Mirra Andreeva on Friday.
The Russian tennis player, Mirra Andreev, was defeated by the Canadian Layla Fernandos in the semi-finals of the prestigious WTA 500 competition. The court meeting in Singapore ended at 2:6, 5:7 not in favour of the Russian woman, gives RIA News. The prize fund for the competition is over $1.2 million. The first-named sportswoman was a Canadian representative. The tennis player held one hour and 33 minutes. In the next round of the tournament, t…
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez (31st) beat Russia's 5th World Player Mirra Andreeva to the semifinals in Singapore.
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