{"id":75643,"date":"2025-07-21T20:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=75643"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:36:44","slug":"leylah-fernandez-cruises-past-maya-joint-straight-sets-citi-dc-open-2025-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/leylah-fernandez-cruises-past-maya-joint-straight-sets-citi-dc-open-2025-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Leylah Fernandez Storms Past Maya Joint in Straight Sets to Begin Citi DC Open 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&rsquo;s Leylah Fernandez made a confident start to her Citi DC Open campaign, dispatching rising Australian Maya Joint 6-3, 6-3 in the first round on Monday. The former US Open finalist delivered a composed yet efficient run, overwhelming Joint with consistency on serve and sharp returns. With the win, Fernandez now sets up a much-anticipated second-round clash against top seed Jessica Pegula.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Through to Round &#9996;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leylahfernandez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@leylahfernandez<\/a> powers past Joint, 6-3, 6-3.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaCitiDCOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaCitiDCOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/laUQa4Lclq\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/laUQa4Lclq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1947365857543254193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As Predicted, Fernandez Shined With Experience<\/h2><p>While Joint came into the match with two titles under her belt this season, in Morocco and Eastbourne, she struggled to find her rhythm against Fernandez&rsquo;s all-court pressure. The 22-year-old Canadian won an impressive 70% of her service points and nine out of nine service games, giving Joint little opportunity to break through.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leylah Fernandez d. Maya Joint 6-3, 6-3 to advance in DC.<br><br>Good morning for Canadian tennis.<\/p>&mdash; Jos&eacute; Morgado (@josemorgado) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josemorgado\/status\/1947363451199684668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Fernandez&rsquo;s first serve win rate stood at 78%, a clear advantage over Joint&rsquo;s 63%. Even on the second serve, she maintained control, winning over half the points (53%). Her ability to keep the double faults to just two also gave her a cleaner edge in service games, while Joint&rsquo;s five double faults cost her crucial points.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Fernandez won 72% of second serve return points, often stepping inside the baseline to take time away from Joint. That pressure led to three breaks of serve, while Joint couldn&rsquo;t convert her lone break point opportunity. Also, Fernandez saved the only break point she faced.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GAME SET AND MATCH FERNANDEZ!<br><br>&#127464;&#127462;Leylah Fernandez defeats &#127462;&#127482;Maya Joint 63 63 and is into the 2nd round in Washington!<br><br>Really liked Fernandez's serving today, played a great solid match.<br><br>Setting up a huge showdown with #1 seed &#127482;&#127480;(1)Jessica Pegula in RD2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaCitiOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaCitiOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayiXefhTkB\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ayiXefhTkB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jacob Pacheco (@JacobPacheco6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobPacheco6\/status\/1947363865198567847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In total, Fernandez won 58% of all points played, compared to Joint&rsquo;s 42%. She also dominated the last stretch of the match, winning eight of the last ten points to close it out. With Pegula up next, the challenge only intensifies. But if Fernandez can replicate this composure, especially behind her serve, she might just have a shot at unsettling the tournament&rsquo;s top seed.<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Image Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leylah Fernandez moves into Round 2 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Maya Joint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":75644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[8694,8040,6578],"class_list":["post-75643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-citi-dc-open-2025","tag-leylah-fernandez","tag-maya-joint"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Leylah Fernandez Storms Past Maya Joint in Straight Sets to Begin Citi DC Open 2025 - 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