Zeynep Sonmez def. Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 7(7)-6(1) — Nottingham Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Zeynep Sonmez defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 7(7)-6(1) in the R32 of the Nottingham Open 2026.

Zeynep Sonmez, ranked #67, knocked out the #23 Leylah Fernandez behind the one number that swung it: 68% of second-serve points won to Fernandez's 46%. Fernandez's seven aces never offset her four double faults, and the second set turned into a trade — Sonmez broke in game 1, Fernandez broke back twice, before Sonmez broke again in game 9 and ran the tiebreak 7-1. In her first meeting with Fernandez on grass, Sonmez books Viktorija Golubic next at the Nottingham Open.

Match stats

Zeynep Sonmez: 3 aces, 65% first serves, 0 double faults, 3/9 break points. Leylah Fernandez: 7 aces, 70% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/5 break points.

Profiles: Zeynep Sonmez · Leylah Fernandez — Nottingham Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

• Women's Stuttgart Open 2026 R16 — Leylah Fernandez won 6(2)-7(7), 6-1, 7(7)-6(5)