Guayaquil (Ecuador), Oct 27 (EFE) .- Canadian tennis player of Ecuadorian origin Leylah Fernández assured this Wednesday in Guayaquil that she dreamed of playing Roland Garros and winning this tournament, one of the main ones in the world .
The immediate and greatest dream of Fernández, of an Ecuadorian father, will be to win Roland Garros, because he has assured that he loves playing on clay. “Playing at Roland Garros is my dream and I hope to win this tournament,” he reiterated at a press conference.
She said she will return “home (Boynton Beach, Florida, USA) next week to start the preseason from November 15”, in view of her “engagements next year, which will begin with the Australian Open “, with the same technical team commanded by his father (Jorge) and a physical trainer.
He recalled that about five years ago, he wanted, with his sister, to represent Ecuador in tournaments to have the flag of this country by his side.
“I don’t know what happened, that’s what they should ask my dad. After a few months the results came back and everyone called me: Leylah Fernández the Canadian, I think some things were difficult, but in every game I play and in every interview since, I will represent Ecuador as best I can, with a good attitude and emotion to thank you, “he added.
He said he knew the quality and ability of Ecuadorian tennis and predicted that he would soon see his compatriots among the best in the world, women and men.
“Honestly, I think the most important are the opportunities, Ecuadorian tennis players are very good, they have a good level. So the most important will be the opportunities they will have to travel, to play international tournaments. and here in Ecuador to move up the rankings. I can see a future with more Ecuadorians in the top 100, “he said.
The recent United States Open finalist travels to Ecuador to reunite with her grandparents and other loved ones, and to accompany her younger sister who competes in an international children’s tournament in her father’s hometown, which also obtained Canadian nationality.
Blanca Fernández, Leylah’s younger sister, competes in the ITF World Tennis Tour in which it is “her ‘sparring’, doing a little physical, supporting her and giving her positive energy like she gave me during US Open week, ”said the 19-year-old tennis player.
She said she was “very happy that Ecuador is in the final phase of the Davis Cup”, from next November against Spain and Russia.
He also clarified that, as he always seeks to highlight his Ecuadorian roots, the township of Salinas where his paternal grandparents live, and his Canada, he also said he will do so for the Philippines as a tribute to his mother, for whom he stressed that his heart will be bigger and bigger out of gratitude to his three nationalities.
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