[ad_1] With the Australian Open so early in the tennis year, the schedule wastes little time in upping the intensity and Leylah Annie Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime are here for it. First-round action is already underway at the first Grand Slam of the year and the top Canadians have impressed, albeit in very different opening matches. Here’s what…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez got off to a solid start in her 2024 Australian Open campaign on Sunday in Melbourne, holding off 17-year-old Sara Bejlek for a straight-set win in their first-round match. The 32nd-seeded Canadian bookended the match with her best tennis, getting off to a quick start and finishing strong after Bejlek upped…
[ad_1] 5 Considering how the season has gone, it is clear for all to see that Manchester United need to sign someone in January if they are to salvage their current campaign. Manager Erik ten Hag would ideally like to bring in a striker but considering FFP issues, the club must first focus on outgoings…
[ad_1] 1 There are “growing concerns” at Granada that they may be set to lose defender Alvaro Fernandes in January. The Spanish fullback joined the La Liga side this summer on loan from Manchester United after it was decided at Old Trafford the move would be the best option for his development. Fernandez has impressed…
[ad_1] There aren’t many conference calls with media these days in the tennis world, but ESPN always conducts telephone availability with their talent before each of the Grand Slam tournaments that they televise. They do an excellent job and provide same-day transcripts as well of the conversations. In advance of the 2024 Australian Open, ESPN…
[ad_1] Maria Sakkari had a lot of issues against Leylah Fernandez, but she prevailed in the end, securing Greece’s spot in the 2024 United Cup quarter-finals. After Stefanos Tsitsipas won his singles match, Maria Sakkari was in a position to secure her country’s spot in the quarter-final. She needed to beat Leylah Fernandez to do…
[ad_1] Leylah Annie Fernandez picked up where she left off for the national team after her stellar performance at the Billie Jean King Cup in November, leading Canada to victory over Chile in their first-ever tie at the United Cup. The three-time Billie Jean King Cup Heart Award winner opened the tie with a routine…
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez has reacted to being honored with an award by the Canadian tennis federation, which is her second award this year. The 2021 US Open runner-up was given the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Award for Player of the Year. Felix Auger-Aliassime, who recently said he does not feel he has ‘missed the train’…
[ad_1] Fourth-straight year that Fernandez has won the Tennis Canada award, third-straight year for Auger-Aliassime On Tuesday, Tennis Canada announced that Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) are the recipients of the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Awards for Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year in the women’s…
[ad_1] 3 Alvaro Fernandez has stated in another recent interview that Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, did not count on him for the season and that is why he is consequently on loan at Granada. Despite only featuring for seven minutes off the bench versus Real Madrid last night, the young Spaniard has followed…
