Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, reacts after scoring a point against Aryna Sabalenka,of Belarus, during ... More the semifinals of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in New York.

In a parallel universe, this matchup is between two top-10 players. In this one, it is a duel of two cautionary tales about ...

Leylah Fernandez: 5 Things to Know About The Tennis Player, 19, Competing In US Open Final. Leylah Fernandez has been dominating the 2021 US Open, and is just one match away from winning the ...

Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns a shot to Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the quarterfinals ... More of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, in New York.

Leylah Fernandez becomes the youngest major finalist since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004 with her 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 victory. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

Leylah lives! The fighting, joyful spirit of Leylah Fernandez will carry on to the U.S. Open semifinals after, for the third straight match, she knocked out a potent seed in three wild sets.

Leylah’s mother thought their daughter would be one of those successes, too. According to Jorge Fernandez, Exevea thought he was crazy to remove his daughter from a program that provided free ...

Leylah Fernandez not only has an entire row of fans who spelled out her name on their shirts, she’s also got Brooklyn Nets Coach (and avid tennis player) Steve Nash in her player box.

Leylah Fernandez's WTA Titles. As of 2025, Fernandez has won three WTA singles titles – the 2023 Hong Kong Open, the 2022 and the 2021 Monterrey Open.

Coco Gauff vs. Leylah Fernandez is scheduled to take place at 3:00 a.m ET on Friday, January 17. The match will be played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Coco Gauff vs. Leylah Fernandez ...

Led by 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, the WTA tour and Morgan Stanley are teaming up to expand tennis accessibility and foster inclusivity. Ahead of the final major tournament of 2023 ...

Few sports fans had heard of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, 19, or Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, when the season’s final major got underway Aug. 30 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis ...