WTA Monterrey: Leylah Fernandez is back
Leylah Fernandez successfully started the mission of defending his title at the WTA Tour 250 tournament in Monterrey. Her victory against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova was only the second of the tennis year 2022.
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Mar 01, 2022, 07:13 pm
The most exciting question at the WTA Tour 250 tournament in Monterrey certainly concerns the tournament favorite: Elina Svitolina gave the WTA an ultimatum on Monday. If the players' organization does not respond appropriately to the Russian attack on Svitolina's homeland, Ukraine, then she will not play in the first-round match against Anastasia Potapova. Not an easy situation for everyone involved, not even for the Russian, who spoke up via Twitter.
Leylah Fernandez, defending champion in Monterrey and last year's finalist at the US Open, greets from the bottom line of the tableau. Fernandez has made himself extremely rare in the 2022 season so far, only winning one match (against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the preparatory tournament for the Australian Open in Adelaide) and losing two of them.
Fernandez plagued by the evening cold
Until her first-round appearance in Monterrey. Fernandez didn't have any problems with her opponent in the 6: 2 and 6: 2 against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova - but rather with the external circumstances: Both the 19-year-old Canadian and Schmiedlova relied on the use of leggings and long T-shirts. In round two Fernandez meets either the Italian Lucia Bronzetti or the Chinese Qinwen Zheng.
Leylah Fernandez is a safe 21st in the WTA charts, and the 1,200 points from the US Open will ensure good placements in tournaments for a long time to come. Another thing is the confidence that has also been lost, Emma Raducanu, the New York triumphant. The smooth win over Schmiedlova certainly helped Fernandez.