Fernandez Defeats Top Seed Rybakina in Stuttgart Quarterfinal Thriller
Top seed Elena Rybakina edged Leylah Fernandez in a dramatic quarterfinal in Stuttgart on Friday. The match lasted three hours and ended 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(6).
Fernandez is from Laval, Quebec. Rybakina represents Kazakhstan.
Match details
The Stuttgart quarterfinal thriller stretched to three sets and featured two tiebreaks. The final-set breaker was tied six different times before Rybakina closed it out.
Rybakina improved to 3-2 against Fernandez in their head-to-head series. The victory moves the top seed into the semis.
Statistics
Break points, aces and small margins decided the encounter.
| Stat | Fernandez | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Break points converted | 4 / 8 | 3 / 14 |
| Aces | 6 | 7 |
| Match duration | Three hours | |
Fernandez converted four of eight break points. Rybakina converted three of 14 chances.
Rybakina finished with a 7-6 edge in aces.
Rybakina will face sixth seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in Saturday’s semifinal. The winner advances to the final.
Report for Filmogaz.com.
