Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez captures French Open girls singles title - Global News

Leylah Annie Fernandez wasn’t yet five years old when she sat in front of the television, watching Justine Henin and the left-handed Rafael Nadal win the 2007 French Open .On Saturday, the 16-year-old lefty from Laval, Que., won the French Open junior girls’ singles title with an emphatic 6-2, 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed Emma Navarro of the United States.Story continues belowFernandez marked the moment by kissing her racket.“Roland Garros is very special for me because it was the first Grand Slam I saw,” Fernandez said. “So being able to win here as a junior player is very special for me.”READ MORE: Catsuits ruled OK for the tennis court, thanks to Serena WilliamsFernandez is the first Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title since Felix Auger-Aliassime won the junior US Open in 2016. She is the first girl to win one since Eugenie Bouchard won junior Wimbledon in 2012.And she is the first Canadian ever to win the French Open juniors.Fernandez didn’t drop a set en route to the title and lost more than games only twice in 12 sets played.WATCH: What it’s like to be a young tennis pro

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June 08, 2019 at 10:29PM