Laila Fernandez won by DC Open Shake Shake. Alex de Minar took the title of men

Washington – The largest tennis title of Laila Fernandez’s career reached the DC Open with a terrifying backhand, some are coming back fantastic – and the strength of Shake Shake’s burgers and frying courtesy.

Left-handed Fernandez, 22-year-old in Canada, who is in the 36th place, defeated Anna Kalinsakaya in the final-1-3, 6-2.

Fernandez earned his fourth solo trophy-Called the Hard-Court Tournament-and at the first WA 500 event. She came very close to the Grand Slam championship in the US Open in the US Open in 2021, made all the way to the New York final before losing to Emma Radukanu.

There was almost a re -match in Washington, but Kalinskaya removed Radukanu in the semifinals.

Men’s trophy no. The seeds of the number won by Alex de Minor, who won his tenth ATP title-Eighth-three Championship points 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3) No. 12 Alejandro Davidovich reserves three championship points against Fokina. The 26-year-old Australian de Minar was runner-up in Washington in 2018.

Despite being 3-2 in the third set, Davidovic Fokina came down to 0-4 for his career in the final and repeatedly stands a single point from victory. This year, in the final of the tournament, it removed his second match point. He entered the week 26 and would make his debut at the top 20; He is the highest ranked man without the title.

Fernandez traveled a lot with women’s brackets.

In the three sets of the second round, 2 hours to defeat Taylor Townsend in the quarterfinals, 3 hours, 3 hours, 12 minutes, 3 hours, three minutes, 3 hours, semifin champions -2022 W.

After each of the last two, Fernandez and his father – who are also his coach – he chose for Shake Shake.

About what he ate after the Towsand match, Fernandez said, “We got burgers, hot dogs, cheese fries – all that should not be eaten before any athlete, but it did the strategy.” “It gave me the right nutrition to recover from the cramps and get ready for the next round”

Following the Ribakina Marathon, Fernandez said that he and his father were “messages, and as I was, ‘Okay, what do you want to eat tonight?’ Both of us answered at the same time: Burger … It was my diet for the whole week.

Certainly worked out: It was the first title for Fernandez since October 2021 at the Hong Kong Open.

Also, he came to Washington with a losing record this season and has not won more than two matches in the same tournament since last November.

Fernandez said, “I have passed a lot of different challenges this week. It made me stronger, somehow, if I could go through this week – through obstacles, through long matches, through heat, moisture – I could go through anything,” Fernandez said. “So I was very happy that I couldn’t just physically push myself through the constraints, so mentally. So hope for this kind of future tournament will help me.”

Against the 5th Ranned Kalinska, Fernandez saved the only brake point in his face when he was broken four times.

A key: Fernandez claimed 10 out of 12 points when Kalinskaya served the second. Another: Kalinskaya-2 26-year-old Russian who finished the tour-finals with a 3-5-year-old-20 unexpected error and only nine winners.

“This week’s amazing fight,” Kalinskaya told Fernandez. “You really deserve it.”