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Home hero Leylah Fernandez delights home crowd, eases past Peyton Stearns at Canadian Open
WTATuesday, 08 August 2023 at 21:46
Leylah Fernandez is up and running at the Canadian Open (Omnique Banque Nationale) in Montreal, with the former US Open finalist and home hero dispatching Peyton Stearns in straight sets.
Fernandez had a superb run last week after an up and down time since reaching the US Open final, albeit with less lows than Emma Raducanu.
But she also reversed a loss to Stearns winning it 6-3, 6-2 from Rabat earlier this season, which the rising American star sealed 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
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Now awaiting is Beatriz Haddad Maia or Magdalena Frech who are playing as of time of writing with the former on the verge. But it was a match of no stress for the 20-year-old.
Also victories this evening so far for Caroline Wozniacki as well as Karolina Muchova, a delayed win for Daria Kasatkina, Yulia Putintseva.
Anna Blinkova and Marta Kostyuk have just got going against Shuai Zhang and Qinwen Zheng. Bianca Andreescu is next up for the home fans to get behind playing Camila Giorgi.
But for Fernandez who produced 79% of first serve points won, 44% on second serve and saved 3/4 break point opportunities while converting 4/9, it was a successful opening outing this week in Montreal.
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
