Elena Rybakina vs Leylah Fernandez Preview & Prediction | 2026 Stuttgart Open (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) | Quarter-Final
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Elena Rybakina faces Leylah Fernandez in the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals.
Ranking points: WTA 500
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Venue: Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
Surface: Indoor clay
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Elena Rybakina vs Leylah Fernandez prediction
Elena Rybakina got her campaign in Stuttgart up and running with a straight sets win over Diana Shnaider. The world number two did not even concede a break point as she won 91% of her first serve points on her way to claiming a 6-3 6-4 victory. She has now won 22 of her 27 matches this season as she searches for a second title of the year, and a second at this tournament, having won the event two years ago.
She goes up against Leylah Fernandez. The Canadian fought back in the deciding set to beat Zeynep Sonmez. Fernandez looked set for another disappointing loss as Sonmez raced to a 5-1 lead in the deciding set. Nevertheless, the 2021 US Open finalist showed all of her resilience to break on three separate occasions as Sonmez served for the match, before edging ahead in the tiebreak to win 6-7 (2) 6-1 7-6 (5). This is the first time she has picked up back-to-back wins this season, and she is into her first quarter-final of 2026.
The head-to-head is locked at 2-2, but this is their first match against each other on clay. Fernandez will need to improve significantly if she is to get the better of Rybakina.
Elena Rybakina vs Leylah Fernandez tip: Elena Rybakina to win 2-0
