Canada’s Fernandez beats Russia’s Kalinskaya to lift DC Open crown as Alex de Minaur takes men’s title

The biggest tennis title of Leylah Fernandez’s career arrived at the DC Open on Sunday with the help of a terrific backhand, some superb returning - and energy courtesy of Shake Shack's burgers and fries.

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The left-handed Fernandez, a 22-year-old from Canada who is ranked 36th, wrapped up a big week of tight matches with a lopsided victory, defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the final.

Fernandez earned her fourth single trophy-all have come at hard-court tournaments - and first at a WTA 500 event. She came quite close to a Grand Slam championship as a teenager at the 2021 U.S. Open, making it all the way to the final in New York before losing to Emma Raducanu.

There almost was a rematch in Washington, but Kalinskaya eliminated Raducanu in the semifinals Saturday.

The men’s trophy was won by No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur, who earned his 10th ATP title-eighth on hard courts-by saving three championship points in a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (3) victory over No. 12 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. De Minaur, a 26-year-old Australian, was the runner-up in Washington in 2018.