“It’s tough to lose and (go) through that little rut, but I just want to keep competing,” Leylah Fernandez confessed two months ago after finally clinching a WTA title in her career . The 23-year-old rose to fame as a teenager after she made it to the US Open final four years ago. Since then, however, Fernandez has not had an easy ride on the court. But this season, the fate seems to have changed, as the Canadian just won her second WTA title. And, she credits the major chunk of her success to her father.

The Canadian WTA pro beat Czechia’s rising teenage star Tereza Valentova on Sunday. In the final of the Japan Open, in Osaka, Fernandez bested Valentova in a tight battle. She took the first set with a bagel. However, Valentova made a strong comeback to level the fight. Then, in t

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