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Fernandez falls in three-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal

Fernandez falls in three-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Leylah Fernandez hits a return to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Katharina Kausche/dpa via AP)

STUTTGART — Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., fell 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to top seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal Friday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Rybakina improved to 3-2 against the Canadian in a match that lasted three hours.

The final-set tiebreak was tied six times before Rybakina won the last two points.

Fernandez converted 4 of 8 break points, while Rybakina went 3-for-14.

Rybakina finished with a 7-6 edge in aces.

Rybakina will face sixth seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the semifinals Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 17, 2026.

Fernandez falls in three-set thriller to top seed Rybakina in Stuttgart quarterfinal | iNFOnews.ca
Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina hits a return to to Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the quarterfinal of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Stuttgart, Germany. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)

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