From surviving three-hour duels to beating top seeds Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina, Leylah Fernandez’s DC run revealed a fighter ready for the hard-court summer.

Left-hander Leylah Fernandez knocked out the world No. 4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, to reach the quarterfinals in Washington, D.C. on Thursday evening. The Canadian wiped away an early break in the decider, before beating Pegula to the finish line when her opponent’s forehand clipped the tape and sailed wide on the first match point of the day.

Leylah Fernandez is telling potential dates not to be afraid of her father as the Canadian tennis star says Jorge may only look like an unwelcoming person but that the reality is different.

Leylah Fernandez is planning to go on a single date while she's in Montreal for the Canadian Open, AKA the National Bank Open. The post Tennis star Leylah Fernandez is taking DMs for dates, and she isn’t excluding lesbians appeared first on Outsports.

Leylah Fernandez has offered words of praise for former world No. 1 Venus Williams, following the American's notable return to the courts at the DC Open. Leylah, 22, has previously acknowledged that