Leylah Fernandez Advances to Tokyo WTA Final with Win over Rakhimova
Fernandez used nine aces and a comeback win to reach her third final of the year and chase her second title.
- On Saturday, Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo by defeating Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals.
- Fernandez, world number 23, won her first title of the season in Singapore last month and reached the final of last week's Ningbo Open in China, where she lost to Elena Rybakina.
- Hitting nine aces, the Laval, Que. native needed one hour 54 minutes to complete the victory, overcoming early breaks in both sets against Rakhimova.
- Fernandez will face either Russia's Diana Shnaider or Slovakia's Mia Pohankova in Sunday's final, seeking her seventh WTA Tour title at the WTA 500 tournament.
- Rakhimova, ranked world number 66, entered the main draw as a lucky loser after elimination in qualifying and advanced to the semifinals in Tokyo.
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The Quebecer will have the opportunity to win a second tournament in 2026.
The Canadians reached the final night of the Pan Pacific Open Tennis Championship, after winning the Uzbeks Camila Rakhimova in two groups, with no reply, 7-5 and 6.3 in the semi-finals.
Tennis-Fernandez sets up Pan Pacific Open title clash with Shnaider - Regional Media News
TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada's Leylah Fernandez extended her strong late-season run by beating Kamilla Rakhimova 7-5 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Pan Pacific Open final, where she faces Russia's Diana Shnaider. • The 24-year-old reached a second straight final after finishing runner-up [...]
Russian tennis star Diana Shnaider reached the final of the 2026 WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open tournament after defeating Mia Pohankova from Slovakia
In the match that lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes, the 3rd-seeded Russian, who is playing under a neutral status at international tennis tournaments, outplayed Pohankova 6-4; 7-6 (0-7).The Russian tennis player is now set to face off in the final against...
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