Leylah Annie Fernandez rolls over Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 6-1 in the 1st round in Birmingham on Monday after playing an extraordinary match to deal with Viktorija Golubic in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 3 minutes. This run will match her best result in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo Rothesay Classic – Birmingham
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:03
At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 53 points vs. Sorribes Tormo’s 25.
Fernandez
Leylah was pretty effective at converting 86% of the break points that she procured (6/7).
Sorribes Tormo
On the other side, Sara was struggling when converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Fernandez and Sorribes Tormo is 3-1 for Leylah .
Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Viktorija Golubic – stats
Fernandez will play Golubic in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Viktorija Golubic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Fernandez (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on grass.
The last time that they played, Fernandez won 6-1 6-4 in the final in Monterrey back in 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Fernandez had a great start in this set after breaking Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Leylah was not done to come back to break Sorribes Tormo 3 times in the 2nd (1-1), in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Sorribes Tormo was not able to offer any resistance in the last 7 games of the set when the scoreline went from 0-1 to 6-1.
The Canadian was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-1 0-40), the 3rd (2-1 30-40) and the 5th game (4-1 0-40). On the other side, Sara was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 0-40).
They played 41 points. Leylah conquered the set after winning 13 more points than the Spaniard (27-14). The Canadian dropped 8 points on serve (13-8). On the other side, Sara conceded 14 points on serve (6-14).
The Canadian won the set after she broke Sorribes Tormo 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game.
The Spaniard was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
Fernandez converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). On the other side, Sara was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 37 points. Leylah was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than the Spaniard (26-11). Fernandez conceded 5 points on serve (13-5). On the other side, Sorribes Tormo conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).
Tennis Scores in Birmingham
- Lin ZhuZhu – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (7-62 6-2)
- Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (6-3 6-3)
- Lucia BronzettiBronzetti – Magdalena FrechFrech (2-6 6-3 6-4)
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (6-1 6-1)
- Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-4 1-6 6-3)
- Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Elina AvanesyanAvanesyan (6-4 6-4)
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (6-2 6-1)
- Sloane StephensStephens – Yue YuanYuan (6-3 6-3)
Upcoming matches
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- Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Sloane StephensStephens (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Lin ZhuZhu (2-0) – H2H details and stats
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