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Having saved five championship points, ferocious Fernandez retains her Monterrey crown

Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates with the champions trophy after winning the singles final match as part of the GNP Seguros WTA Monterrey Open...

It was high-quality tennis but nervy at times, including a 10-minute sequence late on with the match nervously on a knife-edge, but 2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez did what she set out to do: retain her Monterrey title, recovering from 4-1 down in the deciding set – saving five championship points – to outlast Colombian youngster Maria Camila Osorio Serrano. Continue reading “Having saved five championship points, ferocious Fernandez retains her Monterrey crown”