Alert: Fernandez wins the Hong Kong Open title
Leylah Fernandez beat Katerina Siniakova in the final to lift her third WTA title and her first in Hong Kong
Leylah Feernandez at the WTA Doha Open in 2023
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Canadian Leylah Fernandez won the Hong Kong Open title by edging out Katerina Siniakova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the Victoria Park Tennis Center.
Ahead of her victory, Fernandez, ranked No 60, beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, the top seed (2-6, 6-3 ret.), Russian Mirra Andreeva (3-6, 6-1, 6-3), Linda Fruhvirtova (7-6 (2), 6-2) and Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 5 seed (6-2, 7-5).
Siniakova, ranked No 85, defeated Chinese Xiyu Wang (6-4, 7-6 (7)), Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1), Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7-6 (1), 6-4) and Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 6 seed (6-4, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Hong Kong tournament.
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