Canada’s in-form Leylah Fernandez reaches Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo

Fernandez fought back from a break down in both sets to reach the Tokyo title clash, her third final of 2026.Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reached the Tokyo final with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova on Saturday, continuing her hot streak on the Asian swing.The World No 23 won her first title of the season in Singapore last month and followed that up by reaching the final of last week’s Ningbo Open in China, where she lost to World No 1 Elena Rybakina.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey shine as 76ers beat Knicks in NBA Cup thrillerlist 2 of 4Barcelona’s Flick praises Yamal’s ‘mentality’ after missing out on Ballon d’Orlist 3 of 4Man United travel to Chelsea with Carrick’s job on the line – all to knowlist 4 of 4MLB World Series: How does baseball compare with other US sports?end of listFernandez will face either Russia’s Diana Shnaider or Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova in the final of the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open on Sunday, as she aims for her seventh WTA Tour title.Fernandez reached the semifinals when Rybakina withdrew from their match with a neck injury, a day after securing the year-end world No1 ...