“Hopefully I can play a match against her,” Leylah Fernandez hopes to share the court with Serena Williams once
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Leylah Fernandez, the 19-year-old from Canada, made waves at the French Open before losing to Italian Martina Trevisan in the quarterfinals. She certainly grabbed everyone’s attention with her stunning performances throughout the tournament. Being this talented at the young age of 19 has made her all the more popular. She was unfortunately sidelined from Wimbledon this year after a stress facture she suffered at Roland Garros.
Serena Williams missed the start of the 2022 season as well as the rest of the 2021 season after suffering an injury at Wimbledon last year. The 23-time Grand Slam winner was coy about when she might make a comeback. But right when Wimbledon was around the corner, the 40-year-old revealed that she had accepted a wildcard to play in the grass-court slam.
“Tennis has missed her. She’s a big legend” Leylah Fernandez on Serena Williams’ comeback
Fernandez, who skipped out on Wimbledon due to injury was happy to see her idol Serena Williams back in action. “I was very excited. Tennis has missed her. She’s a big legend,” the Canadian told TSN. “Just seeing her back on court, competing and giving it her all and not giving up is a true inspiration. I know that kids and professional players are looking up to her.”
The youngster hopes to play Williams one day and is hoping she doesn’t quit anytime soon.
“Hopefully I can share the court with her before she retires. Hopefully that’s not too soon. Hopefully I can play a match against her. I just want to be able to tell everyone that I was able to play a match against Serena Williams. She’s just legend.”
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