Leylah Fernandez loved many issues on the court docket with Bianca Fernandez this previous week in Toronto however her favourite was her youthful sister being the first-ever participant who was in a position to hit her with “a actuality examine” on the court docket.
The Fernandez sisters, who got a doubles major draw wildcard for his or her dwelling event, did not disappoint the organizers nor the followers after making the semifinal earlier than shedding 2-6 4-6 to No. 1 seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routhliffe. However earlier than shedding of their maiden WTA semifinal, Leylah, 22, and 20-year-old Bianca undoubtedly made some noise after clinching a 6-3 4-6 11-9 win over Catherine Harrison and Ashlyn Krueger, in addition to a 7-5 5-7 12-10 win over Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai.
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The quarterfinal win over Mladenovic and Zhang was significantly spectacular since these two gamers are a number of Grand Slam champions in doubles and have been ranked contained in the top-2 within the competitors. Throughout that match, the Fernandez duo saved a match level en path to incomes a dramatic win – nevertheless it occurred solely after Bianca actually instructed Leylah on the court docket the place she was making errors.
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Leylah Fernandez on her favourite factor from taking part in doubles with Bianca
“My private favourite, the highest, prime notch is when she was, as she likes to say, like gave me a actuality examine throughout one of many matches, in order that was my private favourite, as a result of I have never had a associate who was ready, who has accomplished that. Generally I do want it. Generally after I ask them, like, what is going on, what do you assume I ought to do, she was sturdy sufficient and courageous sufficient to inform me what to do and the way she considered the match, and that form of snapped me out of my little funk there,” Leylah defined.
In the identical presser, 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez shared that she and her sister are hoping to be a doubles staff on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
