[ad_1] The Rothesay Classic saw 4 players advance to the quarter-finals on Wednesday, and leading the charge was Canadian 6th seed Leylah Fernandez, who was joined by Anastasia Potapova, Ajla Tomljanovic, and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the Last 8 of the WTA 250 event in Birmingham for the first time. I went through it all for…
[ad_1] Former Manchester United academy player, Alvaro Fernández Carreras, has completed a bike ride to Galician city Santiago de Compostela on his summer holidays. The 21 year old spent last season on loan at Granada but after seeing his first team opportunities limited, he moved to Benfica in January. Despite starting off slowly, the left…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez was unable to solve the riddle that is Ons Jabeur on Friday at Roland-Garros, falling to the world No. 9 in straight sets. The Tunisian defeated Fernandez earlier in the clay season in Madrid and had all the answers once again in Paris, taking everything the Canadian threw at her in…
[ad_1] It was a perfect day for the Canadian women on the red clay of Roland-Garros on Monday. Leylah Annie Fernandez was in flawless form, cruising past Jessika Ponchet 6-2, 6-0 in 69 minutes to advance to the second round of the French Open. The former US Open finalist fired 23 winners and converted five…
[ad_1] Ana Bogdan relied on her consistency and tenacity to overcome Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-1 in one hour, 43 minutes to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. While Fernandez was the favourite heading to the match, the world No. 34 struggled frequently with her timing at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia,…
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez lost already in her first match at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome to an inspired Ana Bogdan. The Canadian, ranked 34th in the world, just missed out on the seeding spot at the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, which would mean that she would get to skip her first-round match and…
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez has been honored in her home city of Montreal with a mural that she hopes will inspire aspiring women tennis players in Canada. For a country that has surprisingly produced a dearth of tennis greats, Fernandez ranks very high on the list of the best Canadian tennis players. She is a former…
[ad_1] 20 Former Benfica defender Joao Manuel Pinto has urged his old employers to permanently sign “hungry” Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez even as he continues to impress at the club. Fernandez joined Benfica in January after United cut short his temporary spell in Spain with Granada. He took his time to get going in…
[ad_1] It was a day of mixed results for Canadians on the clay in Madrid. Félix Auger-Aliassime produced a near-flawless display, cruising past France’s Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 6-4 in just 70 minutes to charge into the third round of the Madrid Open. In a matchup against a veteran left-hander, the Canadian delivered a clinical and…
[ad_1] Ons Jabeur is slowly starting to win matches again, but she will face always-tricky Leylah Fernandez at the 2024 Madrid Open. It’s been a very tough year for Jabeur, who hasn’t played the type of tennis we know she can play. She’s also dealt with some physical issues, which certainly didn’t help her. Fernandez…
