Fernandez Flips the Match After 15-Point Nightmare to Book a Singapore Final

Leylah Fernandez looked buried before she began digging. The #6 seed won only three points through the first four games and at one stage lost 15 consecutive points as #5 Maja Chwalińska raced to a 5-0 lead. Fernandez finally broke to get on the board, but Chwalińska broke straight back to take the opening set 6-1.

Then the match turned. Fernandez grabbed an early break in the second and led 3-1 before Chwalińska broke back to level it, but the Canadian took control late to force a decider. After Chwalińska missed an early break opportunity in the third, Fernandez broke twice in three games and pulled away for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory. Both players converted five of eight break points, but Fernandez won 50 percent of her second-serve points to Chwalińska’s 38.