Leylah Annie Fernandez aces the defending champion Madison Keys 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Eastbourne on Friday. Fernandez will square off with Daria Kasatkina in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Leylah added to her prize money $ 36,450 after winning this match. She has already won $ 87,655 after this win. If she wins the next match, Fernandez will add $ 54,345 to her earnings to get in total $ 142,000 in total.
Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Madison Keys Rothesay International – Eastbourne
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Leylah scored 89 points vs. Keys’s 86.
Fernandez
Leylah won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.
Keys
On the other side, the American was battling in converting her break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Fernandez and Keys is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Daria Kasatkina – stats
Fernandez will come up against Kasatkina in the final.
This will be the 3rd time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Daria Kasatkina square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kasatkina won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in San Diego back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Fernandez had a favorable start in this set after breaking Madison Keys in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Leylah to win the set because Keys managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. Fernandez kept her focus to break the American in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
Fernandez converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (3-2 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Keys converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 5th game (1-3 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Leylah won just 3 points more than the American (33-30). The Canadian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). On the losing side, the American conceded 16 points on serve (21-16).
Fernandez had a racing start in this set after breaking Madison Keys in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Madison to win the set since the Canadian succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. The American kept her focus to break Fernandez in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Leylah was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Keys was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Leylah was flawless in converting all her break points in the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Madison won just 2 points more than Leylah (29-27). Madison conceded 11 points on serve (15-11). In addition, on the other side, Leylah conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).
Fernandez had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Madison Keys in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break defined the set and it was sufficient for the Canadian to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
Leylah converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Keys was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Fernandez won just 2 points more than Madison (29-27). The Canadian dropped 10 points on serve (20-10). In addition, on the other side, Keys conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).
Tennis Scores in Eastbourne
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Madison KeysKeys (6-3 3-6 6-3)
- Daria KasatkinaKasatkina – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (3-6 7-5 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (0-2) – H2H details and stats