Canada’s Leylah Fernandez moves into final at Eastbourne
Jun 28, 2024 | 6:46 AM
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EASTBOURNE — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has advanced to the final of the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament.
Fernandez, of Laval, Que., defeated defending champion Madison Keys 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in Friday’s semifinal at the Wimbledon tune-up event.
She will play the winner of Friday’s other semifinal between Jasmine Paolini and Daria Kasatkina.
Saturday’s championship match will be Fernandez’s sixth career final but first on grass and first at the WTA 500 level or above since the 2021 U.S. Open.
