"When she's on, she's one of the best shows in tennis": Leylah Fernandez' Billie Jean King Cup exploits sees praise and delight from fans

Fans on social media heaped praise on the world number two Leylah Fernandez after she guided Canada to the Billie Jean King Cup final.

The 21-year-old was the driving force behind the team’s success in the competition as they managed to get the better of 11-time winners the Czech Republic to book their spot in the final of the competition.

Fernandez first defeated the reining Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova with a score of 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. She later appeared in the doubles category alongside Gabriela Dabrowski as the two defeated Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with a score of 7-5, 7-6.

Fans on the social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — were full of praise for the Montreal-born for her heroics in the competition.

The results would’ve been a great boost for Fernandez who had a rather disappointing outing in the singles category in the major events. She participated in the main round of all Grand Slams but could not qualify for the third round or beyond in any of the competitions.

However, in the doubles category, Fernandez had a decent run as she played in the final of the French Open alongside America’s Taylor Townsend. However, they ended up losing to Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei and China’s Wang Xinyu with a score of 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1.