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Leylah Fernandez advanced to the final of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova with a score of 7-5, 6-3 on Saturday. Ranked World No. 23, Fernandez has been playing well lately, including winning her first title this season in Singapore and reaching the final at the Ningbo Open in China where she lost to Elena Rybakina. In Tokyo, Fernandez will face either Diana Shnaider or Mia Pohankova for her potential seventh WTA Tour title.

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The World No 23 won her first title of the season in Singapore last month and followed that up by reaching the final of last week’s Ningbo Open in China, where she lost to World No 1 Elena Rybakina.

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🔮 Fernandez will face either Russia’s Diana Shnaider or Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the final of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, as she aims for her seventh WTA Tour title.

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Canada’s in-form Leylah Fernandez reaches Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo · assertive framing

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reached the Tokyo final with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova on Saturday, continuing her hot streak on the Asian swing. asserted

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Fernandez will face either Russia’s Diana Shnaider or Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the final of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, as she aims for her seventh WTA Tour title. asserted

she → face → title

Fernandez reached the semifinals when Rybakina withdrew from their match with a neck injury, a day after securing the year-end world No1 ranking. asserted

Rybakina → reach → ranking

Rakhimova, ranked 66th, was eliminated in qualifying in Tokyo but entered the main draw as a lucky loser and made it all the way to the semifinals. asserted

Rakhimova → rank → semifinals

She was attempting to reach her first final on the WTA Tour, but ran into a player in form in Fernandez, who hit nine aces. asserted

who → attempt → aces

The Canadian went a break down early in the first set but soon recovered with a break of her own, before tipping the balance her way. asserted

Canadian → go → balance

Rakhimova also went a break up early in the second set, but Fernandez clawed her way back and took the match in just less than two hours. asserted

Fernandez → go → hours

Canada’s in-form Leylah Fernandez reaches Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo

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