Diana Shnaider appeases Leylah Fernández’s reaction and conquers Tokyo

The Russian Diana Shnaider appeased the reaction of the Canadian Leylah Fernandez and ended up scoring the victory in ethe Tokyo tennis tournament 6-4, 5-7 and 6-2 to get the sixth title of his career.

Shnaider22 years old, seemed on track to take the final on the fast track when she dominated by 6-4 and 4-0but the North American rebelled and won the second set 5-7 in a situation that seemed favorable for the future of the match.

Even in the third and final set, Fernández had three balls to position himself with 0-2. Shnaider did not allow it and, furthermore, a break in the fifth game put him on his way to victory after two hours and 18 minutes of hard fighting.

The Russian, who had fallen in the four semifinals she had reached this year, thus added the sixth WTA title of her career and the first of this season.

“First of all, I would like to congratulate Leylah on an incredible week and for his great achievements during this Asian tour. Keep it up and I hope to see you in more finals like this in the future,” Shnaider said.