Leylah Fernandez is truly flourishing on the clay courts.
The 24th-seeded Canadian made waves by storming into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 victory over the U.S.’s No. 31 seed, Ann Li, on Monday.
Following a somewhat inconsistent start to her season on hard courts, Fernandez has now secured her place in the quarterfinals for the second consecutive clay tournament.
In her previous tournament in Stuttgart, she faced a tough challenge, narrowly losing in a three-set tiebreak to the top seed, Elena Rybakina.
During her match against Li at the WTA 1000 event, Fernandez fired six aces and impressively won 75.6% of points on her first serve.
Up next, Fernandez will compete against the winner of the clash between Russia’s No. 9 seed Mirra Andreeva and Hungary’s Anna Bondar.
On the men’s side, fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is set to face Belgium’s Alexander Blockx in a Round-of-32 match later today.
