NEW YORK (Reuters) -Leylah Fernandez’s storybook U.S. Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final. It will mark the eighth time a Grand Slam final in the Open era will be contested by two teenagers, and the first since the 1999 U.S. Open between Serena Williams and Martina Hingis. “I just wanted to be in the finals, I really wanted it.”Sabalenka, bidding for her first Grand Slam final, came out all guns blazing, blasting away from baseline and racing to 3-0 lead in just eight minutes. The Canadian broke back at 4-3 and went on to dominate the tiebreak 7-3. A fired up Sabalenka broke Fernandez to open the second set but the Canadian broke back to level at 2-2, driving a clenched fist into the air that has become her trademark salute.

Source: MetroXpress September 10, 2021 03:56 UTC