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Canada's Fernandez beats Uzbekistan's Rakhimova to reach final in Japan

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Leylah Fernandez of Canada advanced to the finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova from Uzbekistan with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in their semifinal match on Saturday. The match lasted one hour and 54 minutes. Fernandez will compete against either Russia’s Diana Shnaider or Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the final round set for Sunday.

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Leylah Fernandez, a tennis player from Canada, advanced to the final of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova from Uzbekistan with scores of 7-5, 6-3. The match lasted one hour and 54 minutes. Fernandez will face either Russia’s Diana Shnaider or Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the final scheduled for Sunday. Prior to this tournament, Fernandez won her first title of the season at the Singapore Open and reached the final of last week's Ningbo Open in China where she lost to World No. 1 Elena Rybakina. This is Fernandez's third WTA final of the year as she aims for her seventh WTA Tour title.

Written for “Leylah Fernandez Reaches Tokyo Final” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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