MELBOURNE – Leylah Fernandez of Canada is out of women’s singles at the Australian Open after dropping a second-round match to Caroline Garcia of France 7-6 (5), 7-5 yesterday.
Leylah Fernandez advances to French Open quarters
Paris – Seventeenth seed Leylah Fernandez, the 19-year-old Canadian, advanced to her second quarterfinal at Grand Slam French Open tournament with her 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 defeat of 27th seed Amanda Anisimova. the tournament is being held at at Roland Garros in Paris. It took Fernandez 1 hour and 54 minutes to remove Anisimova to clinch victory.
Canadian tennis players reach 3rd round at French Open
PARIS – The 21-year-old Montreal boy Felix Auger-Aliassime along with Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the third round of the French Open. Auger-defeated Argentine qualifier Camilo Ugo Carabelli, winning 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 to move on to the third round of the Paris major on the clay at Roland Garros. Meanwhile, Leylah Fernandez, 17th seed on the women’s side, pipped Czech …
Leylah Fernandez is The Canadian Press female athlete of the year
TORONTO – Leylah Fernandez has earned the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as The Canadian Press female athlete of the year. An up-and-coming 73rd-ranked player entering the US Open, expectations were modest at the start of the tournament. Fernandez would wildly exceed them. She stunned defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round and knocked off more big names like Angelique Kerber, …