Third-seeded Diana Shnaider defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win the Japan Open women's singles final in Tokyo.
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Diana Shnaider won the Japan Open women's singles title in Tokyo on Sunday, holding off Leylah Fernandez in a three-set final.
Shnaider took the first set 6-4, but Fernandez responded with a 7-5 win to force a deciding set.
In the final set, Shnaider pulled ahead to win 6-2, finishing the match after two hours and 19 minutes.
Fernandez, of Laval, Que., recorded five unforced errors and five double faults in the final, while Shnaider had two aces and no double faults.
The match featured Shnaider winning six of 15 return games and 11 of 15 service games, compared with Fernandez winning four of 15 return games and nine of 15 service games.
Fernandez reached the final with a 7-5, 6-3 semifinal victory on Friday over Kamilla Rakhimova, while Shnaider advanced after defeating Mia Pohankova 6-4, 7-6 (7).
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