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Patna : World No 73 Leylah Annie Fernandez, 19, Canada, and World No 150 Emma Raducanu, 18, UK, a qualifier, will clash in women’s single final of US Open at New York, USA, on September 12, 2021.
Leylah Annie Fernandez, who had upset World No 5 Elina Svitolina, 26, Ukraine, in quarter-final, stunned World N0 2 & 2nd seed Aryna Sabalenka, 23, Belarus, in a three-set thriller 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in semi-final on Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 10, 2021, early morning, to reach her first Grand Slam final. Leylah had defeated 16th seed Angelique Kerber, 33, Germany, the winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, in Round of 16 and defending champion and World No 3 Naomi Osaka, 23, Japan, in 3rd round..
Both Leylah Fernandez and Aryna Sabalenka won 4 break points each during the match. Both of them also won 3 games each in a row during the match. Sabalenka though fired 10 Aces in the match to 6 by Leylah. Sabalenka committed 8 double faults in the match to 2 by the Canadian. Leylah, in all, won 99 points during the match to 97 by the Belarusian.
Qualifier Emma Raducanu upset 17th seed Maria Sakkari, 26, Grrece, in straight sets 6-1, 6-4 in semi-finals on Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 10, 2021, early morning, winning three break points and 5 games in a row during the match to reach her first Grand Slam final. Emma, who had upset Tokyo Olympics Gold Medallist Belinda Bencic, 24, Switzerland, in QF, won 68 points during the match to 48 by Sakkari.