Leylah Fernandez def. Zeynep Sonmez 6(2)-7(7), 6-1, 7(7)-6(5) — Women's Stuttgart Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Leylah Fernandez defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6(2)-7(7), 6-1, 7(7)-6(5) in the R16 of the Women's Stuttgart Open 2026.

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.

Match stats

Leylah Fernandez: 2 aces, 62% first serves, 8 double faults, 9/14 break points. Zeynep Sonmez: 3 aces, 61% first serves, 3 double faults, 6/24 break points.

Profiles: Leylah Fernandez · Zeynep Sonmez — Women's Stuttgart Open 2026

Head-to-head

Leylah Fernandez and Zeynep Sonmez have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Nottingham Open 2026 R32 — Zeynep Sonmez won 6-4, 7(7)-6(1)