'People underestimate Leylah Fernandez' - Chris Evert gushes about Canadian's French Open chances

Chris Evert was keen to affirm her «love» for Leylah Fernandez as she ran out of superlatives to describe the young Canadian. The 19-year-old, who lost to Emma Raducanu in last year's US Open final, beat Amanda Anisimova in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. Ad/> Fernandez will next face Martina Trevisan and 18-time Grand Slam champion Evert praised her «intangibles» and her skill on clay.

Roland-Garros'I don’t understand that move' — McEnroe questions Raducanu's coaching choices25/05/2022 AT 17:51 “I love her, I love her heart, her fight," said Evert on Eurosport. «She’s just so intense out there. I just love the fact that she values every single point.

She doesn’t get messy, she doesn’t make a lot of unforced errors. »Remember: she got to the US Open final, but all the attention went to Emma Raducanu. She is the one that beat three of the top five female players in the world to get there; she had a much tougher draw.

People underestimate her. She’s little, she’s not that big so she can’t overpower you, but it’s the intangibles and the way she directs the ball… she’s such a great player, especially on clay.” Fernandez beats Anisimova to reach quarter-finals Why Nadal fans must cherish every point and match Barbara Schett and Alex Corretja were in full agreement with eight-time Roland-Garros champion Evert, with Schett talking about how she «loves the way Fernandez plays on clay. She has so much finesse; that leftie serve, she opens up the court like Rafael Nadal.