[ad_1] Qinwen Zheng proved too sharp once again for Leylah Annie Fernandez on Friday in Tokyo, defeating the Canadian 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. In a rematch of their meeting just two weeks ago in Wuhan, the contest once again went the distance, with the top…
[ad_1] Manchester United are currently operating without a specialist left-back with Lisandro Martinez being the latest to play in that position in the win over Brentford last weekend. Right-back Diogo Dalot has started the majority of the games in that position while young academy midfielder Toby Collyer was asked to fill in there in the…
[ad_1] The last WTA 500 tournament of 2024 kicked off in Tokyo, while play also began in China on Monday… Tokyo | WTA 500 Toray PPO Tennis World No 7 Zheng Qinwen from China leads the field in Tokyo this week, with Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia and Russia’s Daria Kasatkina rounding out the Top 3…
[ad_1] Canadian hopes on the WTA Tour, Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez, made it through to the second round at the 2024 Japan Open in Tokyo. Andreescu struggled a lot in recent weeks. After the Paris Olympics, where she won her first-round match against Clara Tauson before losing to Donna Vekic, the Canadian lost five…
[ad_1] October tends to be a month where the Canadians play good tennis and Leylah Annie Fernandez was just one example last week. She delivered a strong performance at the WTA 1000 event in Wuhan which complimented a series of Canadian victories on the ITF circuit on home soil. Here’s what you need to know….
[ad_1] Ineos might have not been so stupid in selling Alvaro Fernandez Carreras after all. The gifted young left wing back was sensationally snatched from Real Madrid when he was just 17 and from the outset looked destined for the top at Manchester United. Successful loan spells at Preston North End and Granada further fuelled…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez saw her tournament at the Wuhan Open come to an end Saturday, as she and partner Aldila Sutjiadi fell to Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad 7-5, 6-2 in doubles. The American tandem won 79 per-cent of their first serve points and converted three of five break point chances in the one…
[ad_1] Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images. Barcelona and Real Madrid are reportedly keen on the former Manchester United defender Alvaro Fernandez. The full-back was sold for a fee of just £5 million in the summer and the 21-year-old has been very impressive for Benfica since joining them permanently. His performances have attracted the attention of…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez’s bid for a third WTA 1000 quarter-final of 2024 came up just short on Thursday as the Canadian was eliminated in the third round of the Wuhan Open by home-favourite Qinwen Zheng in three sets. The Canadian had beaten Zheng to reach the last eight at the WTA 1000 event in…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez needed to pull out every trick she had to fight past Kamilla Rakhimova on Thursday at the Wuhan Open, grinding out a nearly-three-hour win to reach the third round of the WTA 1000 event. From in control to the brink of defeat, the Canadian survived another roller-coaster in Wuhan. Fernandez looked…
