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·500·ClayLeylah Fernandez defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6(2)-7(7), 6-1, 7(7)-6(5) — Women's Stuttgart Open 2026 R16.
Leylah Fernandez and Zeynep Sonmez are level at 1–1 across 2 recorded meetings.
Leylah Fernandez dropped the opening-set tiebreak 7-6(7) but flipped the match on return, converting 18 of 28 break points (64%) to Zeynep Sonmez's 12 of 48 (25%). The second set was the pivot: Fernandez broke in games 1 and 3 to take it 6-1, then survived a third-set trade of breaks before closing the 7-6(5) tiebreak. She did it despite 16 double faults, leaning on a 75% break-point save rate (36 of 48). The 23:43 finish at the Stuttgart Open books a round-of-16 date with Elena Rybakina.