Leylah Annie Fernandez is getting ready to start her Australian Open bid where she will face Maddison Inglis in the first round.
Leylah is expected to be among the favorites to conquer the year’s first major after her fantastic run at the last US Open, where she was the runner-up.
The young Canadian is well-known for putting a lot of her focus on getting as fit as possible. Here is an interesting video of her training at the gym.
Leylah Annie Fernandez in 2022
Now ranked no.24 (career-high), the Canadian played her last match on the 6th of January when she lost to world no.8 Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Adelaide (draw).
Until now, during this year Leylah Annie achieved a composed 1-1 win-loss record.
Maddison Inglis in 2022
Currently the world no.
139, Inglis played her last match on the 12th of January when she surrendered to world no.31 Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in Adelaide (draw).Currently, during this season Maddison owns a composed 3-2 record.
Leylah Annie Fernandez and Maddison Inglis clashed against each other just twice. Their current record is 2-0 for Fernandez. The last time they squared off, Leylah Annie Fernandez won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in W80 Granby (W80 Granby) in July 2019.