Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez has been grabbing the headlines. She recently knocked off the two-time champion Naomi Osaka out of the US Open. At the age of 18 years, the youngster surely has a bright future ahead of her. In June this year, she achieved a career-high ranking of 66 in the world. 

As we talk about Leylah Fernandez, let us take a look at people who are close to Canadian talent. Her father Jorge Fernandez is a former soccer player of Ecuadorian origins and her mother Irene Exevea is a Canadian of Filipino origins. 

Leylah Fernandez is a few days shy of celebrating her birthday 

Leylah was born on the 6th of September 2002 in Montreal. She is just a couple of days away from celebrating her 19th birthday. Her talents go beyond tennis as she is fluent in three languages, English, French, and Spanish. 

In her career so far, she has managed to win a WTA title and a Challenger Trophy. In 2019, she won the French Open juniors title. She made her Grand Slam debut during the Australian Open 2020.

Speaking of her performances in the current season, she began her journey in Melbourne and ended up losing in the opening round. After that, she crashed out in the second round of the French Open to American player Madison Keys. 

Moving forward towards the Wimbledon Championships, she made an early exit, losing in the first round to Jeļena Ostapenko. At the moment, she is in the fourth round of the US Open, which is her best performance in a Grand Slam event to date. She even registered her biggest win after knocking out the defending champion. We wish her the best of luck for the season. 

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