Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez suffered a double heartbreak at the ongoing Wimbledon championships. The World No. 38 crashed out in the second round of singles to a spirited Laura Siegemund. She partnered with Lulu Sun in women’s doubles, but the duo fell in their first-round encounter against the sixth-seeded pair of Demi Schuurs and Asia Muhammad.
Following the heartbreaks, Fernandez took to social media to lift herself through the disappointment.
Leylah Fernandez’s Positive Response to Wimbledon Exit Goes Viral
Fernandez posted a series of pictures from her matches at Wimbledon after her campaign ended at the All-England Club.
“Even though the song changes, you gotta keep dancing,” she captioned the pictures, attributing the quote to her WTA colleague Yulia Putintseva. Putintseva, ranked No. 33 in the world, had also participated at Wimbledon, but crashed out in the first round to Amanda Anisimova.
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Before the tournament began, Fernandez had shared optimism about her chances at Wimbledon. “Spent the last few weeks feeling out the grass,” she shared on social media after concluding her pre-Wimbledon campaign at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. “And now I’m ready to head to London for the main event.”
A day before the tournament got underway, Fernandez took to Instagram to share a series of pictures detailing her preparations for Wimbledon.
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“Fun few days getting a feel for the grass, playing with the kids and talking about all things Wimbledon,” she wrote on Instagram. “Now time to start competing tomorrow!”
She coasted through her opener against Hannah Klugman with a score of 6-1, 6-3. However, she was unable to replicate a similar result against the German.
Fernandez’s 2025 Season Shows Mixed Results Despite Grass Court Promise
Fernandez, the runner-up at the 2021 US Open, has had a mixed bag of results in her 2025 season. However, she showed promising signs on grass heading into Wimbledon.
Following a third-round exit at the Australian Open and a first-round loss at the French Open, the Canadian participated in multiple grass tournaments to gear up for the All England Club. Her campaign began with an early loss to Tatjana Maria at the HSBC Championships in London.
However, she rebounded in Nottingham, reaching the quarterfinals before falling to Dayana Yastremska. At the Bad Homburg Open in Germany, Fernandez avenged her earlier loss to Maria with a dominant 6-0, 7-6(1) win, but was edged out by Italian Jasmine Paolini in the next round in two hard-fought tie-break sets.
The grass court season represented a chance for Fernandez to build momentum after struggling on clay at Roland Garros. Her improved form on the surface gave fans hope that she might recapture some of the magic that carried her to the 2021 US Open final.
Still chasing the spark that carried her to that breakthrough Grand Slam final, Fernandez admitted to wtatennis.com in a recent interview that the weight of expectations has been challenging: “Pre-US Open there was pressure, but not like there is now. It’s been very difficult.”
The Canadian’s resilience in the face of disappointment, however, continues to endear her to fans worldwide. Her positive social media presence after the Wimbledon exit shows the mental strength that helped her reach the pinnacle of tennis at such a young age.
