Leylah Fernandez announces her departure due to….
The WTA 1000 in Toronto 2024 draw is now without Canadians in the round of 16 after the elimination of Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez, particularly painful for the latter, from whom great things are always expected. At 21 years old, we are still waiting for a bit more consistency to see her best version in these types of events, although this time she fell clearly to Ashlyn Krueger (6-4, 6-2). Later, she would have time to discuss her on-court experience with the press.
“You all saw what happened, it wasn’t the prettiest match, it wasn’t my best match. I think from start to finish, I couldn’t take advantage of the opportunities given to me; I had a couple of break points at the beginning and end of the sets, but I couldn’t convert any of them. I think I should have been more aggressive, but I wasn’t. I wasn’t there mentally, I wasn’t there physically,” assessed a Leylah who later managed to advance to the doubles quarterfinals.
Sisterly bonding drives Leylah Fernandez’s upward momentum going into US Open
The 2021 finalist is reminding herself to “never forget about what I can do with my talent.”
Leylah Fernandez talks “winning ugly” in Cincinnati with Tennis Channel | INTERVIEW
Leylah Annie Fernandez is riding high ahead of her return to the US Open, after being bolstered by even more family support than usual during the build-up to the year’s final major.
With dad and longtime coach Jorge Fernandez in tow, the Canadian has put together a solid run on North American hard-courts in both singles and doubles.
Tennis pundits will be quick to point to her strong showing in Cincinnati as the high point: Fernandez claimed her biggest win of the year over world No. 4 Elena Rybakina, and pushed world No. 6 Jessica Pegula in a nail-biting 7-5, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) quarterfinal. Fernandez also reached the final in doubles with Yulia Putintseva, knocking out the top-seeded team of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova out along the way.
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