Fernandez sees hard court season as a chance to turn her year around
“I guess there’s just a domino effect from the beginning to now. 1-13 in Toronto.She said she’s in a good headspace following a brief post-Wimbledon reset that included reflecting on why she fell in love with tennis in the first place.“I try to come back to the very basics of things, like why I started playing tennis, if this is still something that I want to do,” she said. “I would try to ask myself these questions and of course at the end of the day it’s always like, I love playing tennis because I always want to improve myself, I love the competition that comes with it.”Fernandez has also thought about where she stands in her career.
- ▪“I guess there’s just a domino effect from the beginning to now.
- ▪1-13 in Toronto.She said she’s in a good headspace following a brief post-Wimbledon reset that included reflecting on why she fell in love with tennis in the first place.“I try to come back to the very basics of things, like why I started p
- ▪“I would try to ask myself these questions and of course at the end of the day it’s always like, I love playing tennis because I always want to improve myself, I love the competition that comes with it.”Fernandez has also thought about wher
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Open this photo in gallery:Canada's Leylah Fernandez celebrates a point against Britain's Katie Boulter during their first round match at the Queen's Club Championships, in London earlier this summer.Alberto Pezzali/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountLeylah Fernandez says a trying season of injuries and losses has tested her mental fortitude.She expects to come through it as the tennis calendar shifts to the hard courts.“This season has been a lot more downs than ups,” Fernandez said.
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