Anisimova

By Sudipto Ganguly PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez won a baseline battle against American 27th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 6-3...

“I knew she would fire a lot of winners and that I had to accept that and not get frustrated. I was so eager to get to play here. The only other time the Canadian left-hander made the second week of a Grand Slam was during her run to the final at Flushing Meadows in 2021 when she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu.

Tenacious Canadian cracked 2019 semi-finalist's code to reach maiden Roland-Garros quarter-final.

The Floridian produced 18 winners in the set, and fought off a late rally from the fleet-footed Canadian, converting her second set point in the tenth game to force a decider. Anisimova clicked into a higher gear as the second set began, and sent a bevy of fizzing groundstrokes for winners as she built a 4-1 lead. Anisimova's efforts were in vain, however, as Fernandez served out the stanza on her second opportunity, forcing an error to close the set in 36 minutes.

Leylah Fernandez has beaten Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 6-3 to progress to the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Anisimova saved a couple of break points in the third game to crucially hold service. “I worked hard for a long time, even before [playing] the juniors. and I’m also very glad [to have won] in front of Thierry Henry… thank you [Thierry], for coming out and watching me!

19-year-old Leylah Fernandez exuded ferocity fending off Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 setting up an all-lefty quarterfinal vs. Martina Trevisan. Photo credit ...

Curling a forehand return crosscourt, Fernandez handcuffed the American adding one final break to close in one hour, 54 minutes. Taking a return in the rise, Fernandez took Anisimova’s reaction time away provoking an error to break for 3-2. The pair combined for three breaks in a row before Fernandez navigated a deuce hold to take the opening set. A feisty Fernandez exploited the lapse rolling through the second-set tiebreaker at Love before Anisimova walked to the chair umpire and said she was retiring. Fernandez hit 16 of her 35 winners in the final set and made 24 of 28 first serves in the decisive set. Fernandez fought back from triple break point down in her opening service game of the final set and brought her best when it matter most.

Fernandez had never won more than two consecutive main-draw matches on clay until this trip to Paris. The Canadian made a breakthrough last year at the U.S. ...

This is the furthest the 19-year-old Fernandez has made it in a Grand Slam since she reached the final of the 2021 U.S. Open, eventually falling to Emma Raducanu of the United Kingdom. PARIS — Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open. U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez has moved into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Amanda Anisimova.

PARIS — Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the French Open.

The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 29, 2022.

Fernandez got the crucial break in the fifth game to nose ahead in the riveting contest as Anisimova made her frustration evident by throwing her racket ...

“I still have that mindset I’m the underdog. “Things are going to go sideways in a match, in a practice, and just understand that I’ve got more tools in my toolbox that I can use and just find solutions.” “I think I just understood that there is a process, and it’s still a long year, very long year, and I just need to calm myself down, calm my mind down, and just accept that things are going to be tough,” she said.