Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the second round of the Serbia Open. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., defeated Polona Hercog of Slovenia 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round of the WTA Tour clay-court event…
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez had successful outings Wednesday in Mexico. Fellow Canadian Milos Raonic did not. The 20-year-old Aliassime defeated another 20-year-old, American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals at…
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez defeated 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Grampians Trophy on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 70.6 per cent of her…
Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the third round, while fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated at the French Open. Fernandez, an 18-year-old from Laval, Que., defeated world No. 47 Polona Hercog of Slovenia…
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez rallied for a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 triumph over No. 31 seed Magda Linette of Poland in her main-draw debut at the French Open on Monday. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que., gained…
The Canadian women’s tennis landscape features a former star, a current star and a rising star. The current star — 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu — has been out of action for nearly one…
Riding high earlier this year after upset wins over some big-name WTA Tour stars, Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez appeared primed to take her game to the next level. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put Tour…
Leylah Annie Fernandez didn’t let her championship defeat in Acapulco last weekend affect her performance in Monterrey this week. Quite the opposite, actually. Fernandez battled back from down a set to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7(4),…
