tennis players Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime have reached the U.S. Open semi-finals for the first time in their careers.Fernandez booked her spot in the last four following an upset quarter-final win over Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.The Canadian teenager from Laval, Que., who celebrated her 19th birthday on Monday, overcame the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist in a tight three-set battle that lasted two hours and 24 minutes.
Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez advances to U.S. Open quarterfinals She won with the scoreline of 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) against the fifth-seeded Ukrainian.Fernandez will now face world number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who defeated Czech Barbora Krejcikova 6-1,6-4, for a spot in her first major final.On.