Canada’s Leylah Fernandez efficiently defended the Monterrey Open title after beating Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) in Sunday’s closing.
It’s the second profession WTA Tour title for Fernandez, who didn’t drop a single set within the occasion a yr in the past.
That wasn’t the case this time round. The No. 2 seed Fernandez, who additionally wanted a third-set tiebreaker to defeat China’s Qinwen Zheng throughout Wednesday’s Spherical of 16, led the opening set by scores of 4-1 and 5-3 till Osorio, who was seeded fifth, bounced again and took the tiebreaker.
Fernandez was additionally forward 4-1 within the second however managed to hold on.
The tables have been turned in third with Fernandez down 1-4 and rallying to erase the deficit. Osorio was up 6-5 with championship break level in hand when energy points with the lights precipitated a delay. After play resumed, Fernandez saved it to pressure one other tiebreaker and accomplished the comeback.
The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., is the highest Canadian on the WTA Tour ranked No. 21.
