After a breakthrough 2021 which peaked a US Open final appearance Leylah Fernandez has now been recognised with a prestigious award.
The 19-year-old Canadian stormed past three top 10 players and two multi-Slam champions in Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka to reach the championship match in New York.
Fernandez was then only stopped by fellow teenage phenomenon Emma Raducanu in that match, a stellar run nonetheless.
Now, Fernandez has been awarded the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as the Canadian Press’ choice for female Canadian athlete of the year.
“Wow, thank you for all the support this year,” Fernandez tweeted in response to the news.
Recent winners of the award have included footballer and all-time international goal-scoring leader Christine Sinclair, as well as fellow Slam finalist Eugenie Bouchard and 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
