Merciless Leylah Fernandez breezes past Sawangkaew in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Pegula at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Fernandez crushes Sawangkaew to play Jessica Pegula in the 3rd round

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Leylah Annie Fernandez vanquishes Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York on Wednesday after playing a tremendous match to fight against Jessica Pegula in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this tournament was reaching the final in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

Fernandez
New York
Fernandez's Record

The Canadian added to her prize money $ 100,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 290,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Canadian will add $ 190,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 480,000 in total.

Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fernandez
Sawangkaew
Leylah Annie Fernandez
6-4 6-1
1h:18
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
62
62
Total points
44
44
26
26
Winners
14
14
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
32%
32%
29
29
Unforced
40
40
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
5/8
5/8
Net Approaches
5/7
5/7
63%
63%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
3
3
Double Faults
8
8
63%
63%
1st in
49%
49%
72%
72%
1st won
58%
58%
26/36
26/36
1st won
14/24
14/24
33%
33%
2nd won
24%
24%
7/21
7/21
2nd won
6/25
6/25
174
174
Fastest serve
166
166
153
153
AVG 1st Serve
154
154
137
137
AVG 2nd Serve
129
129
-- Break Points --
6/8
6/8
Total
3/9
3/9
75%
75%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Fernandez scored 62 points vs. Sawangkaew’s 44.

Fernandez

Leylah was pretty focused in converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (6/8).

Sawangkaew

On the other side, Mananchaya was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Fernandez and Sawangkaew is 1-0 for Leylah .

Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Jessica Pegula – stats

Fernandez will fight against Pegula in the 3rd round.

This will be the 5th time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Jessica Pegula play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Pegula won 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round in Miami back in March 2026.

Leylah Annie Fernandez Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fernandez 6-4
FernandezSawangkaew
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
FernandezSawangkaew
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
FernandezSawangkaew
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
FernandezSawangkaew
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
FernandezSawangkaew
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
FernandezSawangkaew
3
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
FernandezSawangkaew
3
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
FernandezSawangkaew
3
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FernandezSawangkaew
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FernandezSawangkaew
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40

Fernandez was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Leylah to win the set because the Thai managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (4-5) game. Fernandez kept her cool to break Mananchaya in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

Fernandez converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Sawangkaew converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 61 points. Leylah was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than the Thai (34-27). Leylah surrendered 13 points on serve (18-13). on the other side of the court, Mananchaya conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).

2nd Set -
Fernandez 6-1
FernandezSawangkaew
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FernandezSawangkaew
5
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
FernandezSawangkaew
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
FernandezSawangkaew
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
FernandezSawangkaew
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
FernandezSawangkaew
2
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
FernandezSawangkaew
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

Fernandez started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Leylah to win the set as Mananchaya succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Leylah kept her focus to break the Thai in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

Sawangkaew was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Fernandez converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Sawangkaew converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 0th (0-1 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 5th game (1-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 45 points. Fernandez conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Sawangkaew (28-17). Fernandez surrendered 11 points on serve (15-11). On the other side, Mananchaya conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).

1st
Fernandez
Sawangkaew
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Fernandez
Sawangkaew
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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  • Emma NavarroNavarro – Caty McNallyMcNally (3-6 6-2 6-3)
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  • Ann LiLi – Donna VekicVekic (5-7 7-64 6-4)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Mananchaya SawangkaewSawangkaew (6-4 6-1)
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  • Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Katie BoulterBoulter (6-1 6-0)
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