Leylah Annie Fernandez appears to be peaking on the good time with the US Open simply days away.
The Canadian is coming off a really profitable run in Cincinnati and is constructing momentum forward of the 12 months’s closing main, the place she had her best-ever run at an enormous occasion three years in the past.
Right here’s what you could know.
In Case You Missed It: Double the Outcomes for Leylah
What per week it was for Leylah Annie Fernandez on the Cincinnati Open.
Her singles or doubles outcomes would have been spectacular on their very own, however reaching the quarter-finals and closing in the identical match makes her stint in Cincinnati all of the extra spectacular.
Partnering with Yulia Putintseva for the primary time in doubles, Fernandez adopted up her semifinal run in Toronto by reaching her second WTA 1000 doubles closing, upsetting high seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, Fernandez’s former accomplice, within the quarter-finals after which defeating Linda Noskova and Diana Shnaider, who the Canadian additionally beat in singles, within the semis.
The Canadian-Kazakhstani pair took the opening set of the ultimate earlier than the third-seeded pair of world No. 1 Erin Routliffe, who with Gabriela Dabrowski had crushed Fernandez in Toronto the week earlier than, and Asia Muhammad rallied to sneak out the win in a match tiebreak.
Fernandez additionally went on a run in singles, scoring spectacular comeback victories from a set and a break down in opposition to Yue Yuan and world No. 4 Elena Rybakina, saving match factors to beat the latter.
A 3rd-round win over Shnaider despatched her right into a second WTA 1000 singles quarter-final of 2024 the place she practically pulled her best escape but, pushing Toronto champion Jessica Pegula to a 3rd set tiebreak regardless of having trailed by a set and 4-0 within the second and 3-0 within the third, however she ran out of magic within the decider.
Félix Auger-Aliassime additionally had a stable bounce-back efficiency in Cincinnati, reaching the third spherical with dominant wins over Aleksandar Kovacevic and world No. 8 Casper Ruud earlier than a tricky three-set loss to Jack Draper in spherical three which ended on a controversial missed name on match level.
Bianca Andreescu additionally competed in Cincinnati, dropping in spherical one to Elina Avanesyan.
What to Watch: Ultimate Prep Earlier than New York
With the US Open getting underway on the weekend, Leylah Annie Fernandez is trying to squeeze in a pair extra matches forward of the ultimate Grand Slam occasion of the 12 months.
She is the second seed on the WTA 250 occasion in Cleveland this week. She opens her marketing campaign in opposition to Ana Bogdan and is in the identical quarter as No. 5 seed Anastasia Potapova. Beatriz Haddad Maia is the highest seed.
Carol Zhao got here by means of qualifying to get into the principle draw of the WTA 500 occasion in Monterrey this week. It will likely be her first primary draw on the WTA Tour in 2024. She performs Petra Martic within the first spherical and will face No. 7 seed Yue Yuan in spherical two.
It’s the first time Zhao has efficiently certified for a tour-level occasion for the reason that WTA 1000 match in Guadalajara final September.
Beneath the Radar:
There have been a few Canadian winners on the ITF junior circuit final week. Jay Lin Gibson edged out high seed Allan Gatoto to win the J60 boys singles occasion in Kigali, Rwanda, whereas Anissa Saada teamed up with Nina Marcela Chavez Vicente to win the woman’s doubles at a J30 in El Salvador.
Canada performs host to the ITF Girls’s World Tour this week with a W35 occasion in Saskatoon. Half of the singles subject is from the house nation,
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Nationwide championships month can be ongoing. The Fischer U16 and U12 Outside Junior Nationals each received underway final Friday and proceed by means of this week.
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Qualifying for the US Open has additionally begun in New York.
Gabriel Diallo is the lone Canadian man competing. He’ll play Sho Shimabukuro within the first spherical, with No. 18 seed Terence Atmane and No. 8 seed Hugo Dellien doubtlessly standing between him and the principle draw.
Rebecca Marino and Marina Stakusic are each competing on the ladies’s aspect.
Marino kicks off her bid in opposition to Ysaline Bonaventure. She may play No. 21 seed Suzan Lames within the second spherical and No. 5 seed Rebeka Masarova within the third. Stakusic opens in opposition to Celine Naef and is in the identical part as No. 26 seed Laura Pigossi and No. 16 seed Arina Rodionova.
You’ll be able to comply with the Canadians in motion each week right here.
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