Canada’s Leylah Fernandez has one clear goal for the rest of the year: raising her singles ranking.
“It’s still a development phase for me, I’m still figuring things out, and I think losing matches is a hard part of the game,” said Fernandez.
It also came together quickly. The two North Americans hadn’t spoken before joining forces ahead of Indian Wells and the Miami Open, where they also made the final in April. The duo’s success has them seeded sixth entering Wimbledon, where a first-round matchup against Americans Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns awaits.
After an arduous clay season, Fernandez took a break both to rest and find her footing on grass ahead of Wimbledon. After suffering a first-round loss in her lone Wimbledon appearance in 2021, Fernandez is still searching for her first win at the Grand Slam.Elsewhere at Wimbledon, Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino and Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., join Fernandez in women’s singles.
The 32-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., who made the final in 2016, appeared to have possibly played his last match due to numerous injuries in 2021, but returned to play last month.
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