Leylah Fernandez Wins Japan Open Title
Leylah Fernandez defeated 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours and 11 minutes to claim her first Japan Open title.
The victory marked Fernandez's fifth career title and her second of 2025, with all five titles won on hard courts.
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Fernandez started the match confidently, taking less than 30 minutes to race through the first set and bagel the young Czech, she climbed five spots to No. 22 in the WTA Live Rankings and reclaimed the Canadian No. 1 ranking.
Her run in Osaka included five consecutive wins, a feat she had only achieved once since her victory in Washington, D.C., in July.
Author's summary: Leylah Fernandez wins Japan Open title, her fifth career title.