Tennis: Fearless Fernandez holds nerve to reach US Open semi-finals

Tennis: Fearless Fernandez holds nerve to reach US Open semi-finals

The Straits Times - Sports·2021-09-08 09:03

NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez continued her US Open dream run on Tuesday (Sept 7) by storming into her first Grand Slam semi-final with a battling 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) win over Ukrainian fifth seed Elina Svitolina.

It was yet another upset win for Fernandez but hardly a shock considering she had already knocked out four-time major champion Naomi Osaka in the third round and three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber in the fourth.

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