09/10/2021 20:15
Clarín.com
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Updated 9/11/2021 5:50 PM
Canadian
Leylah Fernandez, 19,
and
Britain's
Emma Raducanu, just 18, is
playing
the second-youngest final in
history at the US Open.
The first dates from 1999 and was between two players who would eventually become legend: the American Serena Williams and the Swiss Martina Hingis, who were 17 and 18 years old at the time, respectively.
The long-awaited final is hosted by Arthur Ashe Stadium, the center court of Flushing Meadows, broadcast by ESPN.
The road
to the United States Open
was long, and to reach this stage they had to beat great candidates in the semifinals.
On Fernández's side, she won 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who is ranked number 2 in the WTA ranking, in a match that lasted two hours and 21 minutes, while Raducanu She did it against the Greek and 17th favorite, Maria Sakkari, winning 6-1, 6-4 in a time of one hour and 23 minutes.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez reacts after winning her semi-final match.
Photo: Ed Jones / AFP
The US Open is a competition that always leaves surprises and bumps among the players and one of them was Leyla's victory
over the current champion and winner also in 2018
, the Japanese Naomi Osaka, number 3 in the ranking, in the instances to advance to Round of 16, which created extra motivation for him to be in the fight for the title today.
The Canadian was not the only one to surprise in the competition.
Raducanu was not far behind and was leaving rivals along the way without having given up a single set, including the flaming Olympic champion, the Swiss
Belinda Bencic
, in a triumph that assured him the passage to the semifinals, where he continued with his devastating march.
Emma Raducanu from Great Britain smiles during a training session.
Photo: Matthew Stockman / AFP
Their performances are already legendary.
A great mystery remains to be unveiled because in any case this result will catapult one
into the eternal history
of the Grand Slams: what does the future hold?
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