Leylah Fernandez, WTA
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Leylah Fernandez is up to No. 24 after her biggest career title, Venus Williams returns to the rankings at 45 years old and Taylor Townsend reaches No. 1 in doubles.
Citi Open champ Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu were among the biggest movers in this week's WTA rankings, while Naomi Osaka made a return to the top 50.
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Tennis World USA on MSNLeylah Fernandez says she has found her Montreal date; But there is one catchFernandez has found someone to go on a date with in Montreal but she will likely have to push it back until after concluding her run at her home tournament.
Raducanu picked up three wins in Washington, D.C, to improve to 21-15. Thanks to her strong showing at the DC Open, Raducanu jumped 13 spots to World No. 33 in today's new WTA Rankings. 👏 @EmmaRaducanu returns to British No.1 following a great week in Washington, D.C. #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | @WTA pic.twitter.com/y92erKdQ0z
The 22-year-old won 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) in three hours and 16 minutes to set up a final against Anna Kalinskaya
US top seed Taylor Fritz dropped an early yesterday morning marathon to Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina of Spain, while the UK’s Emma Raducanu and Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reached the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA DC Open.
After upsetting No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula in the second round, Leylah Fernandez toppled another American, Taylor Townsend, in Washington, D.C. She will take on former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the semifinals.
Leylah Fernandez has offered words of praise for former world No. 1 Venus Williams, following the American's notable return to the courts at the DC Open. Leylah, 22, has previously acknowledged that