Love Peyton's style and mental toughness. NCAA singles winner and so close to winning Bogota. Nasty forehand that hits the super short angles. Hope she gets a title soon and keeps rising through the ranks!

I love the way Stearns spreads the court. She will be top 50 soon, and I see even a top 20 or 30 knocking if she continues to play like this and improving.

Leylah Fernandez's technique, particularly on her forehand, is not today's modern game technique. She doesn't get a lot of torque on her turn, and there much less lag in her wrist when she goes through to hit the ball. Her technique is what's holding her back. She really needs a coach who can help her with this. This whole technique issue is the downside of having a father, who's not an elite tennis player himself, act as her coach. It got her so far, but she really needs some help.

Well done Peyton 👏🎾😍❤️

Leylah needs to work on her toss, this problem is affecting her whole game and her overall level of confidence. Many times, to avoid catching the ball again and again after a bad toss she ends up hitting a serve that ends up at the net or a serve that is not powerful nor well placed enough, with the opponent easily attacking and immediately putting Leylah in a defensive position. With a good coach this should be an easy problem to correct (most likely the problem comes from a toss that is too low and she has to compensate by hurrying her serve motion).

I've been a Fernandez fan since the 2021 U.S. Open and although she has lots of natural talent and work ethic she seems to be spinning her wheels lately and I fear she may end up getting caught in the rut of having a father as a coach for TOO LONG--- similar to that other great player who has been spinning her wheels for too long already--Giorgi. But in the meantime Fernandez can take positive charge of gaining traction out of the rut by making coming to the net a priority and stop that nonagressive baseline play which can go on until her opponent decides it is time to end the rally-- that style is NOT taking charge of a match.

Fernandez looks passive in her game today... Great angles and spin from Strean

These highlights are a sample of the match. But in this sample, Stearns’ FH has 34% better than expected and her BH was 56% better than expected. Respect. Stephens has some work to do, in the next match. So, excited to watch the game.

Well I hope Leylah is just playing to avoid injury preparing for French Open

I like Leylah a lot...she´s a great fighter and I still think she´s very talented...but playing and teaching tennis myselft I can see that she needs to improve her technique...she needs more "easy power" that can be archieved by a better technique and the right/better timing...at least that`s how it looks to me....but maybe I`m wrong...

Is Leylah having injury issues?? She has been struggling to win 2 matches in a row. I looked it up, The last time she won 2 tour level matches in a row outside of qualifying was in Auckland back in January. What is happening? On the flip side, Stearns seems to be slowly gaining traction and making herself known.

That's a good win for Stearns. She'll be knocking on the door to get into the top 50 pretty soon.

Stearns is new to me, but she looks a very good player.

Getting introduced to Sterns. She is an intelligent player and her tennis looks like she's ready to compete with everybody.

Just love it. Another early exist for the poor sportsmanship Watamala girl.. Great job Stearns👍👍👍👍

Leylah should develop new play variations depending on the opponent's kind of play on a particular court surface. She should have a more powerful offensive to intimidate the opponent. Hope her winning on future games. Go Leylah👍🥇🏆❤

Never had seen Streans play , She is pretty good ! Was a good match all around !

A very poor quality match overall. Poor serving and not many winners. Fernandez's been having all sorts of problems with her ball toss, what's going on? Is she learning a new serve or is she having some sort of injury on her right shoulder? It's been nearly 9 months since she returned from her foot fracture injury last FO and she's nowhere near the form she was pre-injury. I pray it doesn't take Emma this long to return to form when she comes back from her multiple surgeries.

Qué tiros tan certeros los de la estadounidense 😮

"Come Onnn ".. Peyton from Coteill that i support 200%!! She deserved that beating especially for the unclassy glance at the end of the second. Keep growing Peyton in ur complete game and i love the more kick & pop on ur serve I enjoyed in this deserved and many more matches to come🔥💯🤙🏾🤙🏾

Nothing is working on Leylah's game last months literally anyone can beat her right now. It's like step on nails play every tour with her level now she's only getting more frustrated and that's not her real level she's just in tough time on court.

Her serve is really letting her down. A good coach would correct that I’m sure. Brian 500, great assessment

Peyton is going to be a solid star

stearns seems like she has lots of potential

Awakenbeerus once again demonstrated his extraordinary prophetic abilities by predicting the outcome of the tennis match. I warmly recommend him to everyone!

Usually Leyla’s hitting the ball early works, but sometimes her shots come a little bit short and lack depth.

Peyton will be a force soon, she is so talented❤❤

Leylah Fernandez para mi gusto, ha sido una gran descepcion. Despues de disputar la final del US Open en el 2021 contra Raducanu, pense que era el despegue de una jugadora que iba a ser una top 10. Pero al igual que Raducanu, ahi sigue en estado larbario. Como aceite rancio goteando de una maquina descompuesta.

00:49 Leylah hesitates here and doesn't get over in time.

Not Leylah's day. She learned a hard lesson from opponent's playing style.

Peyton must be a really tough opponent to face especially on slower surfaces.

I think Peyton Stearns is one to watch.

Leylah down bad

Waiting for the hippity hop guy 😀

You could almost see Stearns thinking out her shots here. Intelligent player.

Leylah is just so underpowered. She dictates nothing and any point can be unrested from her. If anything about the US Open final was a fluke, it was her being in the final and not Radu winning.

And , she just upset (literally) Ostepenko at the French!!

The angle of the ball was left right corner off technique's 🎾

this her year to win grand slam.

Fernandez is shocking! US open semi final was a fluke and she will soon be out of the top 100. Hammered today by 127 in the world Tauson wo regularly loses on the ITF circuit! Leylah is shocking!!!

This is ridiculous. Every match highlights I see of Leyla, she’s losing, and yet somehow she’s still seeded in these tournaments. I simply don’t get it 😂

Although I was a big Leylah fan, I’ve officially stopped routing for her. She’s done nothing to improve her game and is losing to such low ranked players. She and Emma are both flukes and it’s good they will be starting from the bottom again

Fer, just passing first round

Leylah ranked 50 vs Peyton ranked 199

How is Fernandez seeded? She hasn't won squat since the US Open run a while ago.

To be honest... Leyla Fernandez did not improve the way she played... well shes young, she has a lot of time

Leylah hasn't gotten past 2nd round of any tournament for the last 6 months now. Maybe time to change coaches or technique.

Leylah is struggling, there's no denying it. She doesn't seem to have the boundless energy that she used to. The strangest thing is her serve, she's tossing the ball wrong and catching it over and over again. I think it probably happened at least 20 times in this match. I don't know what's wrong, I just hope it gets sorted out. She'll be good again someday, I believe.

Poor Leylah, she doesn’t capitalize her forehand’s power.

I like both these players' game for different reasons, but I think in the long run Stearns will have the better career. Fernandez's size and frame will mean she will only go so far in today's game.

Fernandez has peaked at present and I'm not sure what she can do to break through the wall she seems to have hit. Is it simply a matter of a coaching change? I'm not versed into the intricacies of tennis technique so I will not even pretend to know for sure. But as a fan of the sport, she concerns me because there are so many of her in the previous generation before her that showed promise then didn't live up to expectations. "He/she's still young, it'll be fine." Suddenly 20 is now 29 and you're looking up realizing "Oh, she/he's 29 now? Wow time flies, I was just thinking about their match the other day, you know the one where they beat such and such and made a deep run at this tourney and that one?" I hope that's not the case for her but the vibes are screaming at me that she's not going to be anything other than at best a top level 50 level player who's respectable for the rest of her career but nothing special in terms of achievements.

Wow, Fernandez got beaten in 2nd round again. This time in a small tournament against low ranking opponent. She lacks power in her shots.

Does Leyla Fernandez hate tennis. She always looks like she's mad about something.

NO CHANCE FOR LEYLAH FERNANDEZ IN GRAND SLAM

Leylah is not hitting the ball near the corner she is giving her opponents a soft balls that could easily be attacked.. in serves leylah do not have a consisitent services a strong and flat to hit the cross on the court... please improve your game with accurate and flat ball in the game... leylah lack of strength so her opponents can easily beat her anywhere!!!

Does Leylah's father ever read the fan's comments and suggestions or he is just a stubborn and not thinking

Oh the Philippines girl lost again

Always good to watch her lose!😂

Am I the only one seeing these days that Leylah appears to be having much more fun playing DOUBLES tennis? We can't just brush aside and ignore her speaking on her recent on-court struggles, and how she is dealing with Social Media Abuse along with getting alot of HATE Mail courtesy primarily of your GAMBLERS who are Losing Money. That's something to keep a real close eye on since she is now just a shell of herself.

I don't surmise that Leylah has pondered this casual WTA Tourney within this process. A far more considerable transnational tournament is available in the offical calender of the season. She might ordinarily have chosen to take part in this WTA event in order to complete the preparations and warm-up stages before RG

Round 2 Leylah

why does LF not get as much hate as Emma unfortunately they are forever entwined in tennis history. Both have not done jack since that US OPEN yet Emma is mocked and ridiculed without mercy. Granted LF hasnt lost as much as Emma but shes certainly on her own slide as of now. is it wokeness??? afraid to critize the protected demographic?? you tell me

Leylah Fernandez is just a one time wonder. she is not going to end well with her family. they want money but she has no skills, or ranking is going down quickly.

Leylah needs a new coach badly. Last years Fernandez would have smacked Stearns, she is playing horrible this yr.

Fernandez is a joke. Shouldn't be ranked in top 300

Hear me out again, Leylah is just an average (below) player so don't expect much. All the hype for this girl is not worth it, I will say this again and again

Ahah fernandez is a joke

Leylah couldn't even beat this no name? Lol she becoming more and more of a one hit wonder.

Fernandez will never win a title.

Leylah and Emma are horrible. Can't believe they were in a GS finals.

Another tournament and Leylah exits early. Both Emma R and Leylah should consider retirement! The success they had in US Open 2 years ago was probably their first and last big thing worth a mention..

Fernandez is done, you can tell. She tried to pretend for a year, but her effort level at 95% is not enough. She needs to be 100% all the time.

Again 1 failed bomb from Canada 😅