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10/19 00:53 CDT Leylah Fernandez wins Japan Open for her fifth career title
Leylah Fernandez wins Japan Open for her fifth career title
OSAKA, Japan (AP) --- Leylah Fernandez beat 18-year-old qualifier Tereza
Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the final of the WTA's Japan Open on Sunday for her
fifth career title.
Playing in her eighth career final, the one-time U.S. Open runner-up raced
through the first set in 29 minutes, before Valentova settled her nerves in the
second set and found a way to level the match when she broke Fernandez in the
12 game.
In the deciding set, the 27th-ranked Fernandez made a crucial break in the
fourth game and then saw off a late challenge by the Czech player to claim her
second title of the season after taking the WTA 500 D.C. Open in July.
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