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Nineteen-year-old tennis star Leylah Fernandez has been putting Quebec on the map with historic wins landing her in this weekend's U.S. Open final. Naturally, local leaders have been speaking out to commend her, but Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante seems to have gotten a little carried away with a hilarious slip of the tongue.
At a press conference on September 10, Mayor Plante was showering Fernandez with praise when she accidentally said a naughty word.
Oups. Amusant lapsus de Valérie Plante 🎾🍆 alors qu’elle parlait de Leylah Fernandez #polmtl https://t.co/h3aX8NnHoz— Thomas Gerbet (@Thomas Gerbet)1631289683.0
Radio-Canada journalist Thomas Gerbet captured the whole thing on video and shared it on Twitter.
"[Fernandez] lights up the tennis court, she lights up the screen. We see a determined, smiling girl and it's very contagious," says Mayor Plante. "I want to say that her passion for the penis..."
She stops short, surprised at herself, and buries her head in her hands.
It's clear that Mayor Plante meant to say "tennis" and not "penis," and people were quick to burst out laughing, including the mayor herself.
On social media, people have praised Mayor Plante for choosing to laugh at her slip of the tongue rather than ignore it and pretend it never happened.
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Quebec Tennis Superstar Leylah Fernandez Is Getting Tons Of Praise From Sports Celebrities
Leylah is taking over the world!
Quebec's new tennis superstar Leylah Fernandez is taking over the world one tennis match at a time and pretty much everyone has taken notice.
From politicians to professional athletes, everyone is heaping praise on the 19-year-old who has made her way to the U.S. Open final and, along the way, inspired a nation and seemingly, the entire world.
🇨🇦 @leylahfernandez IS A GRAND SLAM FINALIST! https://t.co/hK21AC2M8T— US Open Tennis (@US Open Tennis)1631237986.0
Despite a heated debate on Thursday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took time to praise Fernandez, claiming that he caught the beginning of the match before joining his fellow party leaders on the debate stage.
We’ve got a Canadian in the #USOpen final! Caught the start of the match before heading to the debate and I just wa… https://t.co/UumKJi826c— Justin Trudeau (@Justin Trudeau)1631247809.0
While Trudeau was one of the only party leaders to praise Fernandez's accomplishment, plenty of professional athletes ranging from basketball to pro wrestling heaped praise on the young tennis superstar.
The Toronto Raptors, who know what it takes to win a championship, called Fernandez's win "unbelievable."
Unbelievable @leylahfernandez 👏🏽 https://t.co/MBB7lBXLlG— Toronto Raptors (@Toronto Raptors)1631240910.0
Steve Nash and Magic Johnson, NBA legends in their own right, also congratulated Fernandez. Johnson dubbed her a "giant slayer" and Nash even called her a "certified baller."
The giant slayer continues!! I just finished watching @leylahfernandez knock off the number 2 player in the world t… https://t.co/a6gC0aCstL— Earvin Magic Johnson (@Earvin Magic Johnson)1631238098.0
Certified Baller! (**finds wall to hit ground strokes till the street lights go out) @leylahfernandez https://t.co/9ssJLDFzsM— Steve Nash (@Steve Nash)1631050769.0
Fernandez's fellow Canadian tennis stars are undoubtedly following her incredible rise to the top of their sport.
Bianca Andreescu, the highest-ranked Canadian tennis player ever who unfortunately got knocked out of the U.S. Open, offered her congratulations. And a fellow Quebecer who has a chance to get to the U.S. Open final himself, Felix Auger-Aliassime also congratulated his counterpart.
Quelle👏🏽 performance 👏🏽@leylahfernandez 👏🏽 Félicitations pour avoir atteint la FINALE de l'@usopen, on est derrière… https://t.co/t757DvMJwd— Félix AugerAliassime (@Félix AugerAliassime)1631238891.0
Even iconic québécois hockey players Marie-Philip Poulin and Mathieu Joseph took the time to praise Fernandez's inspiring run to the U.S. Open Final.
WOOOW @leylahfernandez Chills. Us open final 🤯 LFG ⚜️🇨🇦— Mathieu Joseph (@Mathieu Joseph)1631237970.0
Christine Sinclair, legendary captain of the Canadian Women's Soccer Team wrote that Fernandez is "making all of Canada proud."
Absolutely incredible. US Open finalist. @leylahfernandez Making all of 🇨🇦 proud— Christine Sinclair (@Christine Sinclair)1631238123.0
Even The Iron Sheik, an iconic WWE superstar and also got in on the praise train and wrote that "Leylah has the whole tennis world on their knees."
Leylah's unreal run to the U.S. Open Final will culminate on Saturday, September 10.
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Many tend to wonder how some athletes become so successful, and 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez from Montreal, who's about to play in the semi-finals at the U.S. Open this year, revealed her secret to the world.
During an on-court interview at the U.S. Open, Fernandez was asked what it is about the Canadian diet that accounts for so much success, to which she replied, "I would say it's the maple syrup."
The secret to all the 🇨🇦 tennis success? Maple. Syrup. 🤣 @leylahfernandez | #USOpen https://t.co/Dgab5En4Cz— US Open Tennis (@US Open Tennis)1631052105.0
"The Canadian maple syrup are very good," she added.
Fernandez isn't the only Canadian athlete who has a deep love for maple syrup. Quebec cyclist Hugo Houle brought a little piece of Canada in his suitcase when he went to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: a can of maple syrup.
You can catch Fernandez in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday, September 9.
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This Is How Much Money Quebec Medal Winners Can Expect To Take Home From The Olympics
The Canadian Olympic Committee pays bronze, silver and gold medalists.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are in full swing, and Team Canada has bagged 12 Olympic medals so far, including three gold medals.
The International Olympic Committee does not pay athletes for attending or winning medals at the Olympic Games — but Team Canada's athletes can be offered cash prizes from an official Canadian Olympic Committee fund.
The Canadian Olympic Committee's Athlete Excellence Fund (AEF) awards athletes who win gold, silver and bronze medals for Team Canada.
What's more is that the AEF doesn't have a cap for eligible athletes — if an athlete wins more than one medal, they're awarded the cash prize that matches it, regardless of whether they won the medal for a team sport or individually.
Gold medal winners receive $20,000 per medal, silver medal winners receive $15,000 per medal, and bronze medalists receive $10,000 per medal.
Outside of the Olympics, the AEF also offers $5,000 in funding for World Championships to support athletes' cost of living, training and competition expenses.
For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Rimouski weightlifter Maude Charron is eligible for the $20,000 prize after winning a gold medal in the women's 64-kilogram competition.
Montreal divers Jennifer Abel and Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu can also each be awarded the $15,000 prize for gaining a silver medal during the women's 3-metre synchronized springboard final.
Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard — who hails from Montreal — is eligible for the $10,000 prize after snagging a bronze medal in women's judo.
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