Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Quebec, fell 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(6) to top seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany, according to CBC Sports. The match went the distance, with both the opening and final sets decided in tiebreaks.
Fernandez competed strongly throughout, pushing Rybakina to a deciding set before falling short. The loss ended her run at the Stuttgart clay-court tournament, one of the WTA's premier spring events.
Sources
- CBC Sports: Leylah Fernandez drops 3-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal. Published 2026-04-17.
Reported from public sources.