It was a nervy begin by Fernandez and No. 85-ranked Siniakova earned two breaks to assert the opening set.
Fernandez, ranked sixtieth, responded by building a 4-0 lead within the second earlier than the Czech participant took an off-court medical timeout and returned along with her left higher leg taped.
The break appeared to assist Siniakova as she labored her means again to 3-4 however Fernandez saved six break factors in a 10-deuce sport to carry after which took the set in her subsequent service sport.
After exchanging breaks by way of the deciding set, Fernandez made the decisive break to steer 5-4 after which held her nerve to serve out the win in 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Korea Open
SEOUL (AP) — Jessica Pegula beat Yuan Yue 6-2, 6-3 within the ultimate of the Korea Open on Sunday for the fourth title of her profession.
The top-seeded Pegula dropped just one set by way of the match and turns into the primary American since Venus Williams in 2007 to win the title in Seoul.
“My mom is Korean and she was adopted from here so it’s really special to be able to win here,” Pegula mentioned. “In the last few years, as my ranking has gone up, I’ve definitely felt so much more support from the fans, a lot more than I expected coming back here from five years ago. So it’s really special.”
Playing in her first profession ultimate, 128th-ranked Yuan confirmed no indicators of nerves and earned a break level in Pegula’s opening service sport, which the American saved with a forehand winner.
The world No. 4-ranked participant then received eight consecutive video games to take the primary set and build a 3-0 lead within the second as a fast victory appeared possible.
Yuan then rallied to get again to 4-3 however Pegula’s energy from the baseline propelled her to her first title since Montreal earlier this 12 months and her first outdoors of North America.
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