Leylah Fernandez vs. Daria Kasatkina | 2022 Rome Round 2 | WTA Match Highlights 

Good match for both ladies! The WTA is tough. Nobody gets a pass because of ranking. They're all elite players and they show up like it! That makes the WTA so exciting to watch!

Leylah's mantra for her career seems to be: to REFUSE TO GIVE PROFESSIONAL TENNIS COACHES THEIR DUE. Her game at this point is languishing in a realm where great tennis techniques don't see the light of day. I don't buy that she's not athletic, she's very athletic but she needs a great coach to recalibrate her game. Ash Barty retired. Why not inquire about the availability of her coach? He developed Barty into a complete player. Maybe ask John McEnroe to teach her his lefty corkscrew serve. Or his volley. A lot of great tennis minds out there.

If Leylah Fernandez had Coco Gauff's athleticism, she would be unbeatable. If Coco Gauff had Leylah's mental toughness. She would be unbeatable.

Can't believe Kasatkina turned it around in the last set. This win will give her immense confidence and self belief.

Vergonzoso que a la tenista rusa no le aparezca su bandera. Aquí en España, sí que hemos podido ver la nacionalidad de sus rivales ( y consiguientes banderas ). No así la de la rusa. Incompresible, vergonzoso!

Great Match For Both. Congratulations To Kasatkina. Fernandez Could've Easily Won It If Her Approach To The Net And Her Drop Shots Were Better. Having Said That, The Clay Courts Are Different From Hard Courts. More Practice Is Needed. Kasatkina Definitely Never Gives Up And Just Keeps Getting Better.

Well done to the Russian,flag or no flag

👏👏 Daria. Greetings from Poland.

Dasha hits forehands just like Kyrgios

Dasha has a great kicker 2nd serve, which she use too much in the 1st set. Right result as she closed out those key moments better than Leylah.

FERNANDEZ’ shot selection are quite weaker this time. So sad seeing her lose this match. But hopefully shell be able to show more on the grand slam.

Congratulations Dasha. She played extremely well especially in those key moments. She once again proved that she isn't a pushover. Both had chances, but Kasatkina used them bit better than Leylah Fernandez. This match was awesome. Daria Kasatkina in this match showed why she is former world #10 in women's singles. Hats off to Fernandez to forcing the match into the deciding tiebreaker. Leylah Fernandez too was so awesome, although she lost, but still her performance was great. Daria Kasatkina too played great. She was patient and tactical and in the end she outsmarted Fernandez. Leylah Fernandez could win tournaments if she will keep this up. Daria Kasatkina was super amazing. She all the time kept on believing in herself and that she can win, even when it seemed hopeless. So, Daria Kasatkina deserves this win, she earned it. She played great against strong opponent. If her opponent in last 16 will be Badosa, then she might need to play way better than today. Paula Badosa is after all on of the best clay court specialists on the tour right now. And overall Paula Badosa is one of the best female tennis players on the planet. Today Kasatkina played awesome. She fought hard and won.

Go Dasha been rooting for u for ages, great match today. 👏

Still can't believe leylah and radacanu are the US open finalists 😇

Beat the young generation while they still can! These newbloods, fit and trim and strong, are gradually raising the bar for ability and physique in tennis. Eventually some of the other players are going to have to change their daily agendas and spend more quality time in the gym and with dieticians.

Leylah is a typical North American (U.S. & Canada) on clay. A bit lost. With some more training she could do well in future.

leylah's dad did a fine job raising her and coaching her but beyond this point she needs a new coach if she wants to make gains. Good match by both players I Don't know how many matches ive seen Leylah hit too many unforced errors or a ball out here and there and ending up losing the match. Her day will come , she is a hard worker with loss comes experience. I would love to see her and emma in a rematch.

Leylah no se encuentra en un proceso de mejora, al parecer se encuentra estancada en un nivel más abajo que aquel que mostró en el US Open. Es momento que haga un cambio de dirección de carrera, esto puede ser que cambie de entrenador (su padre, hasta aquí tiene que llegar) para permitir un incremento tanto en la fuerza como en el arsenal de golpes que puede llegar a desarrollar !!!

This was a really entertaining match to watch. Great fight by both. Hope Leylah is able to push through these big matches in the future like she did at the US Open

Why does the video quality seem so bad on WTA videos?

4 3 break 40 15 then how can it be 4 5???? I swear he sold the match if he wanted fernandez would have won he quit the game

Fernandez 3° Set 4-3 40-15 y se vino abajo. Ganó los siguientes games por inoperancia de la rusa. aún no entiendo como jugó una final de GS

Fernandez can still improve A LOT on clay, her shot selection and tactics in this match were far from optimal.

How can they focus with all that noise?

Iga Swiatek is the only consistent WTA player on tour and she's only 20. She's the only player who has won more than 10 matches in a row. Let that sink in.

Match like this, would be very addicting for the players ... Give you suspense and excitement whether lose or win

The fans knew this would be a good match. Leylah has had some good comebacks, but DK is tough. Both ladies played well and not a bad loss for Leylah, could have gone either way.

I would have told you 5-6 years ago that Dasha was going to be number one in the world but for as much margin as she has, she is not aggressive enough.

Kasatik!

Great match that could have gone either way. What a distracting venue to play at though! Both players are fun to watch.

It's great to see such a crowd watching this match. Yesterday i was there but today there were even more people. And car parkings are awful like public transports to reach the place. Greetings from Rome Italy

What a fantastic match, too bad they both couldn’t win.

Kasatkina is a good runner round the court...congratulations !!!

the third set was brilliant. Like this shows they are both pure tennis athletes... and leylah should not be ashamed. She just needs to finetune her game for this type of occasions in the future.

WTA is it hard to upload in 1080p at least? It’s 2022, not 2012.

I have a question, its obvious looking at this side courts that you can see and hear clearly whats happening on the other court and players didnt get any problem with playing and keeping concentration, then why they bitch so much when in Center courts some people make noise or move when they are playing? I dont understand

Leylah's physical component the gross motor and fine motor skills kept her on the game but lacked the tactical and strategic plan to stand a chance against her opponent...She has an excellent tracking skilll as well..

Seems a football match is happening in the background can hear the fans singing🏆. Kudus to players concentrating in all this noise from everywhere on this court🤣

Why isn't there a barrier between these courts? These players must've hated playing on this court.

Upset Leylah lost, but good match from both! Leylah had her chances but struggles to Hold serve after a break in the 3rd

Looks like someone was sent to find a pole to get a better angle for the camera, stopped at the bar, reminded the mission and came mid half set in the third.

The little spider is such a poor loser. Not gracious at all. Did you notice the final handshake? HAHHAHAHAHA

I am glad the girl from montreal is being given a proper chance to play and perform and being challenged. It reflects good sportsmanship, good manners and goodwill in a sport where points of view change rapidly given that they change countries weekly if not daily. All the best to Leylah. To Daria... good to see her come in the tough times. This is something that leyla needs to do and learn to perform better at a world stage.

Leylah and Raducanu are only the top 50 in the WTA rankings.

So proud of you, Dasha :)

Leyla game has absolutely no chance on clay her game is too weak on slow courts

Tough time on clay for Leylah. I hope she gets her groove again.

Ay ay ay bienx Daria me gusta su juego y mentalmente very strong ...a otro perro con ese hueso ...je je je

What happend layla fans ? She never loses cause she is the best ever. See what you all get when you brag over a small win months ago over anisomova. Layla is overrated

Maybe in some years Leylah will win alot on clay tournaments but she needs time and a better coach to achieve that. She got a lot potential on this surface

Congrats for Dasha! Good job 👍

Raducanu, Fernandez, same fight 😅🤓😅

kasatkinaaaaa

the pression is different now for this US open finalist.. and worse for the Champ a girl named Radukanu..what a joke.

Well matched players. Could have gone either way.

Leyla needs a better coach.

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I am a fan of Leylah. I hope she'll reach the next level. More hustle, perhaps! Not sure what area to develop. Her game is already good.

I like Leilah, but I was glad that Kasaktina won because the forgot to add a point on the third set for her , it was 40/40 then kasaktina lobbied Fernandez and should adv for Kasaktina but they forgot and continued 40/40, then Fernandez got the next two points and won the game making it 3/3. Not sure why their coaches did not notice! But I find this in Rome not very organized, so glad she won after having a point to not added to.her count!!! Never see this happen for.more than 30 years I watch tennis

Посадка камеры ужасная

Esooooo, volvió perder😂😂

congrats, daria 🤗

At least Leylah completed all of her matches, unlike her USO conqueror.... I still don't feel that she is right up there with the top 20 ladies, but good effort nonetheless.

Of the three new and young stars to emerge from the US Open, 2021; Alcaraz, Raducanu and Fernández, only Carlos Alcaraz has consolidated and clearly aims to be the new number one in the world very soon, the two girls, Emma and Leylah, are stuck in their tennis level and not looking for a way to improve their level tennis, they will end up fading as promises of world tennis.

Well played Dasha \o/

Дарья, так держать! 🔥✌💪✨

🐒🐒🐒🍌🍌🍌🍌

And therefore, Leylah and Emma will never meet again.....

Why are @WTA videos still 720p! ARggg..

Glad to see Kasatkina progressed. Always hoping she can go far n win titles

A very close match but thought Leylah had poor shot selection at times. Bravo Daria.

Daria should hire Torben Beltz. She has such a great game but just needs someone to help her get into the top 10.

Dk

Congratulations to Daria Kazatkina, a great determined effort

You tried Fer but it wasn’t really your day day today

Leila more hard work stamina power on serve.

Glad to see the prima donna Fernandez lose. She is the poor sport who behaves like a child with a temper trantrum on the court. Shaking her fists at other players when she wins a point. Acting self-centered during the match with scowls on her face, trying to intimidate other players. Dancing during the opposing serve to disrupt their rhythm. Glad the militant lost. Totaly lack of professional demeanor.

Leyah needs power or learns to play a smarter game.

Qué les está pasando a las rusas?

go, dasha. F fernandez.

That was tough!

SE MUY MAL

Great W congrats

Why wd you show the point where Fernandez breaks Kasatkina for the 1st game in the 3rd set and then show where they are 1-1??? I would have been curious to see how Kasatkina broke back.... very selective...

Both deserved both played well but tiebreak is a lottery if you're not a serverbot.

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss!🥳🥳🥳

8:06

Тут что, все за Касаткину?🤔

No importa Leylah, vendrán otras victorias.

Leylah Raducanu always losing

VIVA Leylah Fernandez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leylah foi muito passiva nesse jogo.

too small...not enough power on groundies. Arent Canadians supposed to be BIGGER? oh i forgot..shes FILIPINO posing as a Westerner LMAO

Woohoo- so glad she pulled it off!!!

shameless russian