{"id":298193,"date":"2025-07-28T10:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298193\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:06:11","slug":"tennis-tracker-de-minaur-edges-davidovich-fokina-in-dc-final-fernandez-also-victorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298193\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Tracker: De Minaur edges Davidovich Fokina in DC final, Fernandez also victorious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American hard-court swing is in full flow today, with intriguing ATP and WTA finals to be played in Washington, while the prestigious Canadian Open gets underway in Toronto and Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><b>03:00 CET &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>Australian number one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/de-minaur-alex\/EZgZ9Xfh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex De Minaur<\/a> comes from a set and several match points down to defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/davidovich-fokina-alejandro\/0zQXLfz4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/Gz7LlhUr\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3)<\/a> to capture the title in DC. He now makes a return to the top 10, claiming his 10th ATP title.<\/p>\n<p><b>02:55 CET &#8211; <\/b>Canada&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/andreescu-bianca\/KhlPw9hb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bianca Andreescu<\/a> manages to hold her nerve and defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/krejcikova-barbora\/2FyACZYi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbora Krejcikova<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/4rjGKf3k\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-3, 6-4<\/a> to advance to the next round. The former US Open champion needed a medical timeout on match point after twisting her ankle, but she managed to overcome the pain to prevail.<\/p>\n<p><b>02:25 CET &#8211; <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/collins-danielle\/pS5UjYbG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Collins<\/a> battles her way past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/tomova-viktoriya\/Ova6pdYE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viktoriya Tomova<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/CvhJYB34\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-3, 7-5<\/a> to progress to the second round in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><b>23:41 CET &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>Rounding up a few more results from Canada, on the men&#8217;s side in Toronto, veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/monfils-gael\/fm7G8o0m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gael Monfils<\/a> has narrowly lost out to qualifier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/barrios-vera-marcelo-tomas\/Ewzudtxk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomas Barrios Vera<\/a>, who won their first-round clash <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/tfjaImKh\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-4, 4-6, 7-6.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/mpetshi-perricard-giovanni\/ITe9m2F8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/a> cruised through with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/M70QGhTs\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-4, 6-2<\/a> win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/mochizuki-shintaro\/KrwvlzXb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shintaro Mochizuki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the women&#8217;s tournament in Montreal, rising Canadian talent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/mboko-victoria\/AqVez8TJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victoria Mboko<\/a> defeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/birrell-kimberly\/S4ljFw3g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimberly Birrell<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/EiOZ5hgK\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7-5, 6-3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>23:15 CET &#8211; <\/b>The men&#8217;s final in DC will be getting underway shortly. That one is between seventh seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/de-minaur-alex\/EZgZ9Xfh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex de Minaur<\/a> and 12th seed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/davidovich-fokina-alejandro\/0zQXLfz4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/Gz7LlhUr\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow the men&#8217;s final in Washington here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>22:09 CET &#8211;<\/b> A dominant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/fernandez-leylah-annie\/8EI3pJOd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> has steamrolled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/kalinskaya-anna\/KGdcQnEf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Kalinskaya<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/WG8jiWXj\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-1, 6-2<\/a> to win the WTA final at the Washington DC Open.<\/p>\n<p>It is the Canadian 22-year-old&#8217;s fourth career title and her first since 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/news\/tennis-washington-wta-singles-fernandez-dismantles-kalinskaya-to-win-dc-open-and-claim-biggest-title-of-her-career\/4pyPGD0N\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>read all about her win here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Being her first win in a WTA 500 event, this is Fernandez&#8217;s biggest moment since she made the US Open final back in 2021 as a teenager.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"wcl-image_MVcAW\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8775ef80-3a5c-4b00-88bf-ae47386a95f0.jpg\" alt=\"Key match stats\" title=\"Key match stats\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>Key match statsFlashscore<\/p>\n<p>Next up in DC is the men&#8217;s final between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/de-minaur-alex\/EZgZ9Xfh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex de Minaur<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/davidovich-fokina-alejandro\/0zQXLfz4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/Gz7LlhUr\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow the men&#8217;s final in Washington here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>21:34 CET &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>Over in Montreal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/vondrousova-marketa\/EgKYrSR5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketa Vondrousova<\/a> has recovered to beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/eala-alexandra\/ppu9X7PH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandra Eala<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/YaapQGuS\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-6, 6-1, 6-2<\/a> in her first-round match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/zhu-lin\/l84wBUxE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhu Lin<\/a> is also through after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/gracheva-varvara\/MysmW1jf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Varvara Gracheva<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>20:33 CET &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/opelka-reilly\/fqKkCJdJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reilly Opelka<\/a>\u00a0is through to the second round in Toronto after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/ofner-sebastian\/h6vs3iR2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sebastian Ofner<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/8E7VLyEl\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7-6, 7-5<\/a> in his opening match at the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n<p><b>20:20 CET &#8211; <\/b>The first of the two Washington finals &#8211; the WTA decider between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/fernandez-leylah-annie\/8EI3pJOd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/kalinskaya-anna\/KGdcQnEf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Kalinskaya<\/a> &#8211; has been slightly delayed due to extreme weather in the DC area.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/WG8jiWXj\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can follow the women&#8217;s final in Washington live here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>19:12 CET &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>The first-round action is underway at the Canadian Open in Montreal and Toronto, and we have our first results of the day.<\/p>\n<p>On the women&#8217;s side in Montreal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/cristian-jaqueline\/vo9FVe2A\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaqueline Cristian<\/a> has advanced with a win over wild card <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/stakusic-marina\/QqnrZJm5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marina Stakusic<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/lamens-suzan\/Ojnpq17F\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suzan Lames<\/a> also goes through after beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/kudermetova-polina\/8O9jYpK8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polina Kudermetova<\/a>. Meanwhile, American qualifier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/volynets-katie\/vw1oqIPi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Volynets<\/a> has lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/ito-aoi\/fg8WB6JC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aoi Ito<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the men&#8217;s side in Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/walton-adam\/jNRjAU1U\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Walton<\/a> has beaten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/bonzi-benjamin\/M5OpGHqH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Bonzi<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/xWGaRcjR\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-6, 6-0, 6-3<\/a> to move into the second round.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>13:23 CET &#8211;<\/b> We have two finals to look forward to this evening in Washington, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/fernandez-leylah-annie\/8EI3pJOd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/kalinskaya-anna\/KGdcQnEf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anna Kalinskaya<\/a> vie for the women&#8217;s title at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/WG8jiWXj\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20:30 CET<\/a><\/b>, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/de-minaur-alex\/EZgZ9Xfh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alex de Minaur<\/a> takes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/davidovich-fokina-alejandro\/0zQXLfz4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/Gz7LlhUr\/#\/match-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">men&#8217;s showpiece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today also marks the start of the prestigious Masters 1000 event in Canada, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/vondrousova-marketa\/EgKYrSR5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marketa Vondrousova<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/collins-danielle\/pS5UjYbG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle Collins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/opelka-reilly\/fqKkCJdJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reilly Opelka<\/a> are among the standout names in action. Play gets underway in Toronto and Montreal at\u00a0<b>17:00 CET<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Check out the schedule for the men&#8217;s tournament in Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/tennis\/atp-singles\/toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and the full women&#8217;s draw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/tennis\/wta-singles\/montreal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>13:00 CET &#8211; <\/b>Good afternoon\u00a0and welcome to our coverage of today&#8217;s tennis on what promises to be a thrilling Sunday of American hard-court action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The American hard-court swing is in full flow today, with intriguing ATP and WTA finals to be played&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-298193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114930305170889256","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}