OSAKA, Japan — Leila Fernandez defeated 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 within the WTA Japan Open ultimate on Sunday for her fifth profession title.
Taking part in in his eighth profession ultimate, the one-time US Open runner-up gained the primary set in 29 minutes, and Valentova held her nerve within the second, discovering a solution to break Fernandez within the twelfth recreation to equalize.
Within the deciding set, Fernandes, ranked twenty seventh within the rankings, made a decisive break within the fourth recreation and fought off a late problem from the Czech participant, successful his second title of the season after successful the WTA500 DC Open in July.
