Leylah Fernandez found a creative way to hit back at her haters and doubters as the Canadian tennis star filmed herself reading some “beautiful messages” while revealing she thinks of those people as “no-lifers” that one can only “laugh at.”
Although Fernandez is just 21, she has been one of the best Canadian female tennis players for the past couple of years and she is currently the top-ranked Canadian female tennis player with her ranking of No. 34 in the world.
But despite making it in tennis early, 2021 US Open finalist Fernandez is also no stranger to being a victim of social media abuse.
On Wednesday, Fernandez started her French Open second-round match against Wang Xiyu. Through the opening eight games, Fernandez led 5-3 but then the match got suspended due to rain. Since the rain never stopped and Fernandez didn’t get to return to the court on Wednesday, she used some of her free time to post a video that was taken during a WTA 500 tournament in Strasbourg last week.
“As my match got suspended due to rain here at Roland Garros (due to rain) here’s a look into the reality of being a tennis player,” Fernandez captioned her Instagram post.
“Win or lose, hate comments are definitely a thing, and it’s not always easy, but I’ve learned how to deal…
