Canada's Leylah Fernandez produced a dominant performance to defeat Russia's Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets and win the WTA Tour's DC Open in Washington on Sunday.Fernandez got off to a blistering start,

Leylah Fernandez needed just 1 hour and 9 minutes to cruise past Anna Kalinskaya and win the Mubadala Citi DC Open title -- her first WTA 500 trophy.

Leylah Fernandez proved her resolve three times over on the way to the DC Open final — in two grueling matches against top-15 players and one against her former doubles partner and good friend, Taylor Townsend.

Left-hander Leylah Fernandez knocked out the world No. 4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals in Washington, D.C. on Thursday evening. The Canadian wiped away an early break in the decider, before beating Pegula to the finish line when her opponent’s forehand clipped the tape and sailed wide on the first match point of the day.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez is onto the Mubadala Citi DC Open final after a grueling, three-plus-hour match against No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.

The last four is here at the 2025 DC Open in Washington with four players remaining in the WTA Draw in Elena Rybakina, Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez and Anna Kalinskaya who will vie for the title

Raducanu has already secured British No 1 status with her progress in Washington DC and now faces a final four test against Kalinskaya with Leylah Fernandez facing Elena Rybakina in the other Citi Ope