WATCH l Leylah Annie Fernandez flies into U.S. Open quarter-finals:Leylah Annie Fernandez flies into U.S. Open quarter-finals 5:56 On the day before her 19th birthday, Leylah Annie Fernandez of Laval, Que., beat 2016 champion Angelique Kerber 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 to advance to the U.S. Open quarter-finals. What's more the 23-year-old Osaka came in riding a 16-match Grand Slam win streak. 'Happy-go-lucky girl'Canada's Leylah Fernandez returns against Angelique Kerber of Germany during their round of 16 match at the U.S. Open on Sunday in New York. WATCH | Leylah Fernandez takes U.S. Open by storm:Canadian Leylah Fernandez takes U.S. Open by storm 2:04 At 18 years old, Canadian Leylah Fernandez has taken the U.S. Open by storm with major upset wins over Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber and advancing to the quarter finals. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win over No.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2021 21:13 UTC