“Canada has opened its doors to us”: Leylah Annie Fernandez’s father moved to tears


The father of Quebecer Leylah Annie Fernandez, Jorge, could not hold back his tears as he spoke of the welcome he received upon arriving in Canada.

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In an interview with TSN a few hours before his daughter’s game, the father and coach of the 19-year-old Laval woman who will be in the United States Open final said he was proud to see her represent the country on the international scene. who welcomed him.

“It means everything to us,” said the man of Ecuadorian origin, visibly moved.

“We are an immigrant family and when we came here we had nothing. Canada has opened its doors to me, and if it hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been able to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to me today. And I wouldn’t have been able to give them to my daughter either. So that’s a lot. “



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