Canada's Fernandez cruises past Gibson to capture Singapore Open title

[p]The world number ‌31 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-leylah-annie/8EI3pJOd/"]Fernandez[/a] pulled away after breaking early in ‌the opening set, ⁠but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gibson-talia/8GwNXON6/"]‌Gibson[/a] refused to fade, twice ​clawing back from a break down to ​stay level. Fernandez, 24, steadied herself in the ⁠closing ​stages and converted her first set point to take the opener 7-5.[/p][p][b]Fernandez ‌then dominated the second set, racing into a double-break lead as Gibson's challenge faded. The Canadian eventually wrapped up a commanding 6-0 set to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/fernandez-l-a-8EI3pJOd/gibson-t-8GwNXON6/?mid=pdeE2ZJE"]seal the title[/a].[/b][/p][p]Gibson, ‌who advanced to ​her first WTA final after ‌her semi-final opponent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/prozorova-tatiana/67YcQ3Y6/"]Tatiana Prozorova[/a] was forced to withdraw, missed out on claiming her maiden ⁠title.[/p][image alt="Key stats" id="6609dc3a-b5e5-4e59-b7c8-da39f37e16cd" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="38c8b6ba-6278-4ec8-b395-686edccec346" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]