The 23-year-old Canadian had just shared a word with her father — and co-coach — ahead of the tennis star’s first match at the National Bank Open. Canada's Kayla Cross hits a return to Britain's Katie Boulter at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. “I knew that I was the last Canadian standing,” Fernandez said between bites of ice cream during her press conference. Canada's Kayla Cross reacts during her loss to Ann Li of the United States at the National Bank Open action in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Canada's Leylah Fernandez celebrates a point against Mexico's Renata Zarazua at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.