Leylah Fernandez recently revealed that she was a “shy” child who didn’t “notice” when others bullied her.
Fernandez has struggled to adjust on the WTA Tour since her ticket to stardom at the 2021 US Open. She never made it past the semifinals at Majors again, let alone the final. In 2023, she added one title to her collection, which came at the Hong Kong Open after she defeated Katerina Siniakova.
Leylah Fernandez recently revealed that she was a “shy” child who didn’t “notice” when others bullied her.
Fernandez has struggled to adjust on the WTA Tour since her ticket to stardom at the 2021 US Open. She never made it past the semifinals at Majors again, let alone the final. In 2023, she added one title to her collection, which came at the Hong Kong Open after she defeated Katerina Siniakova.
“I think, growing up for me, like I was a very shy person. I didn’t notice when people would bully me,” Fernandez said.
“There were moments where I was sometimes embarrassed to bring my food like, Guatita. It’s a traditional food, Peruvian food, South American food, that’s extremely hard to make, but it’s super delicious and it does look very abnormal. So, that’s like one dish where I did feel maybe a little bit shy or scared of what other kids would think,” she added.
The Canadian then delivered a powerful message to the world, encouraging everyone to take pride in their roots.
“I was just proud of where I came from, where my parents came from and where my grandparents came from, because I knew that what they wanted us to experience was just happiness, love and just acceptance,” Leylah Fernandez said.
“For me, the one thing that I would say, like, be proud of the food that you are going to bring because it’s part of your culture. It’s part of where you come from, where your parents came from and you know, you kind of bring a part of your home and you’re presenting it to the world because you are proud of it,” she added.
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