MONTREAL (AP) — Leylah Fernandez criticized the schedule at the National Bank Open after the Canadian lost in the first round of her home tournament Tuesday, July 29, two days after winning the title in Washington. Fernandez was routed 6-4, 6-1 by Australian Maya Joint in just 1 hour, 15 minutes....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest tennis title of Leylah Fernandez 's career arrived at the D.C. Open on Sunday, July 27, with the help of a terrific backhand, some superb returning — and energy courtesy of Shake Shack 's burgers and fries. The left-handed Fernandez, a 22-year-old from...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emma Raducanu reached the semifinals at the D.C. Open — the biggest tournament where she 's made it that far since her surprising 2021 U.S. Open title — by eliminating Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 7-5, on Friday, July 25. On a muggy day with the temperature topping 90 degrees...
EASTBOURNE (AP) — Former U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first semifinal of the year at the Eastbourne International by beating Harriet Dart, 6-2, 6-1, on Thursday, June 27. Leylah Fernandez (AP) With Wimbledon starting on Monday, Fernandez is finding a comfort zone on the...
SEVILLE (AFP) -- Italy and Canada booked their tickets to the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup on Thursday, Nov. 9, with 3-0 wins over Germany and Poland, respectively, as defending champions Switzerland crashed out. Canada's Leylah Fernandez celebrates beating Poland's Magda Linette during...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Canada's Leylah Fernandez won her third WTA title with a hard-fought victory over ailing Czech doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday, Oct. 15. Canada’s Leylah Fernandez kissies her trophy after defeating Czechoslovakia’s Katerina Siniakova...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Canada's Leylah Fernandez saved five match points before retaining her WTA Monterrey crown in controversial fashion with victory over Colombia's Camila Osorio on Sunday. The 19-year-old Fernandez battled to a grueling 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) win in just under three hours...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Leylah Fernandez crashed out of her singles and doubles campaigns Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) after bowing to experienced rivals at the Indian Wells Masters. The 19-year-old Canadian, who is of Filipino descent, first yielded to American Shelby Rogers, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4),...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Leylah Fernandez guns for a quarterfinal berth at the Indian Wells when she clashes with unseeded American Shelby Rogers Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila), Fernandez, a 19-year-old Canadian of Filipino descent, is coming off a morale-boosting 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 third-round...
Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Leylah Fernandez continued her giant-slaying ways at the Indian Wells Sunday (Monday in Manila) after surviving Russian ninth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. The Canadian teen sensation, who is of Filipino descent, needed an extra set after an opening-frame...
US Open Women's champion Emma Raducanu (right) and runner-up Leylah Fernandez (AFP) As we close the books on this year’s US Open, the all-time big winners of the two-week tournament would be Emma, Daniil and the youth, mental toughness, Lacoste, women’s tennis in particular, and tennis and New...
Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates with the runner-up trophy after being defeated by Emma Raducanu of Great Britain during their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing...
