Leylah Fernandez has called out the Canadian Open after claiming that she received \u2018a lot of promises\u2019 from the tournament, with regards to scheduling, which were not upheld.<\/p>\n
The Canadian fell to Maya Joint, 6-4, 6-1, in her opening Montreal match, looking very low in energy before her home crowd.<\/p>\n
Just a few days prior, Fernandez<\/a> had lifted the WTA 500 title in Washington after defeating the likes of Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina along the way, producing some of her career-best tennis.<\/p>\n Less than 48 hours later, the world No 24 was back on court against Joint.<\/p>\n According to the Canadian, she received promises from the tournament that she would play the night session on Tuesday, giving her a few extra hours, which often prove crucial in recovery.<\/p>\n \u201cOh, yeah, on the short turnaround, I mean, we got promises \u2014 oh, man,\u201d Fernandez disclosed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt great being on court, hearing the fans and feeling their support. It was awesome, and I mean awesome.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just disappointed with my level of play, and it wasn\u2019t fair for them. I mean, it was a very, very low level.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I mean, regarding the short turnaround, I received a lot of promises from the \u2014 from scheduling about giving me maybe the night match, and I did not receive that.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that kind of hurt me because I was very looking forward to be playing at night, but you know, I guess it\u2019s a little bit political issues at that point.<\/p>\n \u201cBut other than that, again, the crowd was just amazing. I heard the emcee kind of cheering me on and also encouraging the crowd even more.<\/p>\n \u201cThat kind of warmed my heart. I never had that kind of energy before, and it was just an honour and a lot of fun, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the direct comments from Fernandez, Valerie Tetreault \u2013 the National Bank Open tournament director \u2013 responded by stating that she did try to convince the WTA Tour<\/a>, who determine the scheduling, to give the world No 24 the night session.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I didn\u2019t win my fight,\u201d Tetreault admitted.<\/p>\n \u201cI received the request for her to play in the evening.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s my role to have conversations with the WTA, so I pushed as much as possible for her to have what she wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n The director also added that the Fernandez-Joint match was one of the final few first-round matches, despite both being in a half of the draw which started on Sunday.<\/p>\n US Open mixed doubles: Alcaraz, Raducanu decision; Sabalenka among absentees; Kyrgios snubbed?<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek opens up on failed doping test, branding it a \u2018terrible\u2019 and \u2018confusing\u2019 experience<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWTA protocols mean first-round matches need to be completed before second-round matches are played, ensuring fairness to all players,\u201d Tennis Canada added, in an official statement.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven Leylah won the title in Washington on Sunday, she was not able to arrive in Montreal until the early hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n As a result, the WTA made the decision to play her opening match in the latest possible first-round slot.\u201d<\/p>\n Fernandez will return to the tour at the upcoming WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, a tournament where she reached the quarter-finals at last year\u2019s edition (falling to Jessica Pegula in a third-set tiebreak).<\/p>\n The post \u2018Hurt\u2019 Leylah Fernandez makes scathing Canadian Open remarks after controversial scheduling decision<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Leylah Fernandez has called out the Canadian Open after claiming that she received \u2018a lot of promises\u2019 from the tournament, with regards to scheduling, which were not upheld. The Canadian fell to Maya Joint, 6-4, 6-1, in her opening Montreal match, looking very low in energy before her home crowd. 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