Shnaider and Fernandez set up all-lefty final in Tokyo
The Tokyo WTA 500 final pits two left-handers against each other: Russia's Diana Shnaider, 13th in the world, and Canada's Leylah Fernandez, 23rd. Shnaider won both meetings this year and leads the head-to-head 3 to 2, and the 24-year-old Canadian plays the 11th final of her career after turning around both sets she trailed.
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Duas canhotas decidem o WTA 500 de Tóquio: de um lado a russa Diana Shnaider, 13ª do mundo; de outro a canadense Leylah Fernandez, 23ª. A final começa às 0h deste domingo.
No histórico, Shnaider tem vantagem: 3 a 2, e levou os dois confrontos deste ano, em Adelaide e em Charleston.
Fernandez abriu a programação de sábado e despachou Kamilla Rakhimova, a uzbeque 66ª do ranking, com 7-5 e 6-3. Com 24 anos, a canadense tem seis títulos de WTA e joga a 11ª decisão da carreira — ela já havia sido finalista em Ningbo, na semana anterior.
"Ela me venceu há três semanas, fez uma partida incrível em Pequim e voltou a jogar muito bem agora", disse, lembrando o duelo anterior com Rakhimova. "Por isso, estou muito satisfeita com a forma como mantive a compostura, pelo menos na maior parte do tempo, e por ter usado a energia da torcida a meu favor."
Nos dois sets ela precisou reagir: 3/1 atrás no primeiro, 2/0 no segundo. Empatou logo nas duas vezes e terminou com três games seguidos.
Shnaider, por sua vez, teve de suar contra a eslovaca Mia Pohankova, 144ª colocada, que buscava a primeira final no circuito. Venceu por 6-4 e 7-6 (9-7), em 1h54, e chega à primeira final do ano. Aos 22 anos, soma cinco títulos de WTA — o último em Monterrey, no ano passado.
"Ela é, sem dúvida, um talento especial aos 18 anos. Com certeza tem uma carreira promissora pela frente", disse a russa sobre a rival que eliminou Naomi Osaka nas oitavas. Sobre a decisão, espera equilíbrio: "Mais uma canhota, então com certeza não será uma partida fácil. Vou apenas tentar dar o meu melhor e lutar por cada ponto."
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