{"id":88170,"date":"2026-09-27T02:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88170"},"modified":"2026-09-27T02:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:19:09","slug":"fernandez-fights-into-singapore-final-tennis-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=88170","title":{"rendered":"Fernandez Fights into Singapore Final \u2013 Tennis Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-71365\">\n<header class=\"tn-article-header\">\n        <span class=\"tn-kicker\">Daily Fuzz<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tn-article-dek\">Leylah Fernandez will face Talia Gibson in the Singapore final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Richard Pagliaro<\/b><span>September 26, 2026<\/span><span>1 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"tnc-listen\" data-tnc-listen=\"\" hidden=\"\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"tnc-listen-btn\" data-tnc-listen-toggle=\"\" aria-label=\"Listen to this article\"><span class=\"tnc-listen-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span data-tnc-listen-label=\"\">Listen to this article<\/span><\/button><br \/>\n        <span class=\"tnc-listen-meta\" data-tnc-listen-meta=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <button type=\"button\" class=\"tnc-listen-speed\" data-tnc-listen-speed=\"\" aria-label=\"Reading speed\">1\u00d7<\/button><br \/>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"tnc-listen-stop\" data-tnc-listen-stop=\"\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Stop\">\u2715<\/button>\n      <\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tn-article-hero\" src=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LeylahFernandez-Lululemon.jpeg\" alt=\"Fernandez Fights into Singapore Final\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"tn-entry-content\">\n<p><strong>By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, September 26, 2026<br \/><\/strong>Photo credit: lululemon<\/p>\n<p>Resilience is a <strong>Leylah Fernandez <\/strong>asset.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Fernandez was a fighter to the finish advancing to her first final of the year in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>In a clash of left-handers, Fernandez fought off <strong>French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska <\/strong>1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Singapore Tennis Open. <\/p>\n<p>World No. 31 Fernandez will play for her first title since she won Osaka last October. Fernandez will face <strong>Australia\u2019s Talia Gibson <\/strong>in Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leylah Fernandez vs. Maja Chwalinska | 2026 Singapore Semifinal | WTA Match Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWfAKjEnQ8U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Perth native Gibson took a walkover into Sunday\u2019s final. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/prozorova-says-wta-forced-her-out-of-singapore-semifinal-after-concussion-test\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/prozorova-says-wta-forced-her-out-of-singapore-semifinal-after-concussion-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a controversial decision, qualifier Tatiana Prozorova said she was forced to withdraw<\/a><\/strong> from Saturday\u2019s Singapore semifinal after failing part of a concussion assessment administered following her doubles match. Prozorova upset Alexandra Eala in the round of 16 before surprising Wang Xinyu on Friday to reach her first WTA semifinal and said she was told her tournament was over following a doubles incident.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Gibson is at home on hard courts. Gibson played through qualifying to reach the Indian Wells quarterfinals in March pushing Linda Noskova to three sets. Gibson then qualified for the Miami Open where she made the round of 16.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-tennis-now wp-block-embed-tennis-now\"\/>\n<p>This will be the first meeting between Fernandez, who is playing for a sixth career championship, and Gibson, who plays off pace effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tn-ad-wrap\">\n<aside class=\"tn-ad tnc-ad tn-article-ad\" aria-label=\"Advertisement from Tennis Express\">\n<p><span>Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisexpress.com\/collections\/pro-player-gear?utm_source=tennisnow&amp;utm_medium=article-banner&amp;utm_campaign=pro-player-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\" data-tnc-partner=\"tennis-express\" data-tnc-placement=\"article-banner\"><img class=\"tnc-ad-image\" src=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tennis-express-pro-player-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis Express \u2022 Pro Player Gear \u2022 Shop what the pros play with\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/aside>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tennisnow.com\/fernandez-fights-into-singapore-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Fuzz Leylah Fernandez will face Talia Gibson in the Singapore final on Sunday. 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