Leylah Fernandez Australian Open 2023 Odds
Take a quick look at our Leylah Fernandez Australian Open 2023 predictions here, complete with an overview of her chances.
Leylah Fernandez Australian Open 2023 Odds
Can you remember when Leylah Fernandez became a household name in the tennis world? If not, let us cast your mind back to the 2021 US Open. In this event, while still just a teenager, she beat some of the world’s best to make the finals. Unfortunately, she came up against Emma Raducanu who was in the midst of a fairytale story. Yet although she lost the match, Fernandez showed the world what she can do on a tennis court.
And at the moment, she is ranked number 39 in the world. This is still pretty high, and it has to lead to the following outright odds for Fernandez to win the 2023 Australian Open:
For a previous Grand Slam finalist and a player ranked inside the top 40, you might be thinking that these odds seem low. To be honest, you’d be correct – they do seem low for a player of this ability. However, when you see that Leylah Fernandez has never won a main draw match at the Australian Open, things become a bit more understandable.
Upcoming match vs Cornet – Leylah Fernandez Australian Open 2023
Leylah Fernandez isn’t seeded at the Australian Open, as mentioned previously. Because of that, she’s been given a bit of a stinker of a first-round against the veteran, Alize Cornet. These two are extremely similar in rankings as it happens. Fernandez is ranked 39 whereas Cornet is ranked 34 at the moment. You might think that this puts Cornet as the favourite, but Fernandez did beat her comfortably on a hard court in Indian Wells in 2021.
Therefore, we are inclined to say that Fernandez will pull through this one.
Leylah Fernandez Form Going Into 2023 Australian Open
Form obviously plays an important part in a player’s chances going into any tournament. Yet to keep things relevant, we’ve chosen to look back on the last five matches that Fernandez has played in. By reading through the list below, you’ll see that she is working on a 60% win rate for her last five games:
- Fernandez vs Bonaventure – lost – 4-6, 2-6
- Fernandez vs Grabher – won – 6-0, 6-1
- Fernandez vs Fruhvirtova – won – 6-1, 6-1
- Fernandez vs Bencic – lost – 0-6, 5-7
- Fernandez vs Trevisan – won – 6-0, 6-0
We should point out that the games against Trevisan and Bencic were back in November 2022. So really, the other three games carry greater weight regarding her form than these two. And focusing on the most recent three matches, those two wins in New Zealand led to a quarter-final appearance before Fernandez fell short against Bonaventure.
Leylah Fernandez Injury update: No Injuries Present
As you’d expect for a player who has only recently turned 20 years old, she is fighting fit ahead of Melbourne. This is obviously great news for those who are big fans of Leylah Fernandez, as well as for her and the team. And assuming nothing changes over the next few days, she should be 100% for the opening round at the Australian Open.
Really, since she isn’t competing this week, it’s likely that Fernandez is running through a simplified practice schedule. This is fairly typical for players when they are so close to a big tournament. Therefore, it’s highly unlikely that she will pick up any significant injury prior to the start of the event.
Leylah Fernandez Australian Open – Performances in the Past
In a similar style to some of the other young guns who are in the draw this year, Leylah Fernandez doesn’t have a long history at this event. In fact, it was just three years ago when she made her debut at the Australian Open. To clarify, this was back in 2020, and interestingly, this was the first Grand Slam main draw that she ever played in. Therefore, it wasn’t too surprising to see that Fernandez went out in the opening round.
But fast forward 12 months to 2021, and things were looking more promising for the young Canadian. She managed to win a couple of rounds at the 2020 French Open as well as a match at the US Open, showing her skill along the way. Yet she fell at the first hurdle once again in Melbourne. And finally, Fernandez was straight into the main draw once again just last year in 2022. She was actually seeded number 23 this time around, but she lost her opener to the Australian wildcard, Inglis in straight sets.
So as you can see, Fernandez hasn’t enjoyed much success at the Australian Open in years gone by. Then again, success has to start somewhere, right? And let’s not forget that Fernandez is just 20 years of age. So as she builds more experience and keeps climbing the rankings, there’s nothing stopping her from winning a few rounds this year.
Leylah Fernandez Australian Open 2023 Prediction – 2nd round
Because of the lack of seeding, this means that Fernandez doesn’t get to enjoy an easy round or two to make her way into the tournament. And based on her last three performances at this event, this is something she could really use. However, the draw is the draw, and there are no changing things at this point.
But because of the way that the draw is structured, it’s fairly clear that Fernandez faces a strong possibility of going out in the second round. Not only has she been given a big banana skin in the first round against Cornet, but she’d then face the 4th seed, Caroline Garcia in the second round. As a reminder, Garcia won the WTA Finals just a couple of months ago, so she really is one of the key players to beat at the moment.
So unfortunately for Leylah Fernandez, it looks like a second-round exit is on the cards.
