Canada's Leylah Fernandez hits a return to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Katharina Kausche/dpa via AP)
Fernandez falls in three-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal
Apr 17, 2026 | 3:51 PM
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STUTTGART — Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., fell 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to top seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal Friday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Rybakina improved to 3-2 against the Canadian in a match that lasted three hours.
The final-set tiebreak was tied six times before Rybakina won the last two points.
Fernandez converted 4 of 8 break points, while Rybakina went 3-for-14.
