Day Two of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is well underway with comprehensive wins in particular for Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Azarenka. Both of whom are in good form as of late. Fernandez reached the Quarter-Final at the recent Qatar Open, she lost to Elena Rybakina after previously taking down Qinwen Zheng, Paula Badosa and Liudmila Samsonova. She was … Read more
Leylah Fernandez scored her second win in as many meetings with Zheng Qinwen to reach the Qatar TotalEnergies Open quarterfinals, upsetting the No.5 seed 7-5, 6-3 in 1 hour and 32 minutes. Fernandez had previously defeated Zheng 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(3) in the second round of Monterrey 2022, going on to win her second of three … Read more
Canada’s young tennis star Leylah Fernandez has showcased her football skills during the ongoing Qatar Open. The 21-year-old is currently taking part in the WTA 1000 event in the singles category in the Middle Eastern country. In a video that was posted by the WTA on their official account on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter … Read more
Leylah Fernandez is through to the third round of the Qatar Open after an epic comeback win as she came from 0-6 down after the first set to claim it in three sets in a tough assignment against Paula Badosa 0-6, 6-2, 6-3. Badosa started the match like a shot. The Spaniard didn’t mess around … Read more
While Emma Raducanu couldn’t seal the win in her opener at the Qatar Open, the other half of the 2021 US Open final could as Leylah Fernandez dumped out Liudmila Samsonova emphatically 7-5, 7-6(4) and in doing so defeated last week’s semi-finalist in Abu Dhabi who has been ultra consistent at times on the tour. Samsonova was eventually … Read more
Leylah Fernandez made a hilarious comment congratulating popstar Taylor Swift for the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Baltimore Ravens at the AFC Championship before the team. The Kansas City Chiefs registered a 17-10 victory over their opponents to book a spot at the upcoming 2024 Super Bowl. The winning team’s players, Patrick Mahomes and … Read more
Alycia Parks (No. 82) surprised Leylah Fernandez (No. 32) with a 7-5, 6-4 victory, advancing to the third round of the 2024 Australian Open. In her debut, Fernandez defeated the rising young star Sara Bejlek, who had a strong performance but fell short against the 2021 US Open finalist, losing 7-6, 6-2. Parks faced a … Read more
Leylah Fernandez is a professional tennis player from Canada who has the career-highest ranking of 13th in the official WTA Singles Rankings. Born in Montreal, Canada, she currently resides in Boynton Beach, Florida, in the United States. Leylah had a pretty successful youth career as she defeated America’s Emma Navarro at the French Open final and became … Read more
Leylah Fernandez was in attendance for the thrilling Miami Heat vs Atlanta Hawks game at the Kaseya Center in Florida on Friday, December 22. Fernandez capped off her 2023 season on a remarkable high note, leading Canada to its first-ever Billie Jean King Cup title. The 21-year-old played an instrumental role in the victory, defeating … Read more
Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime have won the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Awards in different categories. Both are often termed as the most highly-rated players in the women’s and men’s categories currently playing in the country. Despite not having a great year at the highest level, Fernandez and Auger-Aliassime won the Player of the Year and Singles Player … Read more