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Fernandez Dominates Kalinskaya to Win DC Open
- Leylah Fernandez won the women's singles final against Anna Kalinskaya at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington on July 27, 2025.
- Fernandez came into the Washington tournament having struggled throughout the season and without reaching a final in over a year, yet she managed to overcome numerous obstacles during the event.
- She secured wins over leading competitors, including last year’s US Open finalist Jessica Pegula and the 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina in grueling matches, before convincingly beating Kalinskaya—who had not lost a set all tournament—in the final with a 6-1, 6-2 scoreline.
- The match lasted just over one hour, with Fernandez dominating service games and breaking Kalinskaya twice in the second set, securing her first WTA 500 title and fourth career trophy.
- After this win, Fernandez will travel to Canada to take part in this week’s top-tier WTA event held in Montreal, where she expects a more challenging competition at a larger, lengthier tournament.
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Leylah Fernandez dominates Kalinskaya to win DC Open
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Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez earned victory at the WTA 500 tournament in Washington on Sunday, dropping just three games to Anna Kalinskaya in the final. Australian Alex De Minaur struggled in the men's tournament, but earned a victory against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final.
Kalinskaya sets up DC final with Fernandez
Anna Kalinskaya prevented a rematch of the 2021 US Open final by ousting Britain's Emma Raducanu, booking a berth against Canada's Leylah Fernandez in Sunday's DC Open final. The 26-year-old Russian, seeking her first WTA title, downed Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday's Washington hard court semi-finals to reach her third career tour final. It denied what would have been the first meeting between Raducanu and Fernandez since they met as teen prodig…
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