Miami (USA) – One of those responsible for knocking out Beatriz Haddad Maia in doubles in Miami, beating São Paulo and Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos in the round of 16 with North American Taylor Townsend, Canada’s Leylah Fernández celebrated the good campaign until now and talked about your goals for the future.
“Playing a WTA 1000 semi-final is a dream, few people can say that and I hope I can reach the final. Playing doubles helps me a lot, you train good returns and especially net and volley decisions better,” said the Canadian. in an interview with Kenny Castro.
After eliminating Bia and Olmos, she and Townsend beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko and Ukrainian Lyudmyla Kichenok in the quarter-finals and now face Poland’s Magda Linette and American Bernarda Pera in the semi-finals.
Fernandez was happy with the job and said he wanted to go even further. “I have a lot of confidence in my team, they help me achieve my dream. My goal is to be more regular in tournaments and reach the quarter-finals as many times as possible,” said the Canadian.
“Also, my goal will always be to be number 1 in the world. That’s one of the main goals, besides winning a Grand Slam. I would also like to end the year much better physically and mentally,” he said. concluded the 20-year-old, who was a US Open runner-up in 2021.
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