Category: Leylah Fernandez

Halep Beats Haddad Maia for Third Canadian Open Title

August 15, 2022
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Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia’s dream run in Toronto with a hard-fought 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 victory to claim her third Canadian Open title on Sunday. Halep’s serving woes from her semifinal win carried over at the outset of the final as she produced four double faults and was broken in the opening game before…

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Britain’s Raducanu Beats Fernandez to Win US Open

September 11, 2021
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NEW YORK—Unseeded British teenager Emma Raducanu went from qualifier to champion at the U.S. Open in just her second appearance at a Grand Slam tournament. Raducanu beat Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez 6–4, 6–3 in the final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday to become the first player to go preliminary qualifying rounds all the way to…

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Teens Raducanu and Fernandez Advance to US Open Final

September 10, 2021
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NEW YORK—Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are so similar in so many ways: They possess enviable quickness and anticipation. They take balls low to the ground and redirect them with ease. They don’t care how much better-known or more successful opponents are. They love the big moment. There’s more. They’re both teenagers. They’re both unseeded…

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