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Leylah Fernandez admits she “did not have a very good season” in 2023 and confessed that at times she was “lost” on the court. Fernandez, the 2021 US Open runner-up, finished the 2023 season with a 39-24 record but that’s mainly due to a very strong end to the season.
Throughout the first six months of the season, Fernandez was struggling heavily with her consistency and mostly exiting tournaments in the early rounds. “It wasn’t a very good season for me. I give myself 4 out of 10 if I can be honest,” Fernandez told RDS.
At one point, Fernandez came to the realization that she “lost my identity on the court.” “I lost my identity on the tennis court. I wanted to change my tennis, and it didn’t help me. I lost a lot in the first and second rounds.
But I’m very lucky to have parents who are honest with me. My father Jorge [also his coach, editor’s note] told me that I was lost on the courts, that I didn’t seem to be having fun like before,” Fernandez said.
Fernandez on her strong end to the 2023 season
After a Wimbledon second-round loss, Fernandez changed some things and started slowly finding the joy and fun in tennis again.
In October, Fernandez made…
