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19-yead-old Leylah Fernandez takes on No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the 2021 US Open. (Teenage) dream final. pic.twitter.com/iKZkHuLAne — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2021 Emma Raducanu 🆚 Leylah Fernandez for the #USOpen title 🏆 This is the first men's or women's major final featuring unseeded players since the Open Era began in 1968. pic.twitter.com/C0zUxfOP7r — ESPN (@espn) September 10, 2021

Leylah Fernandez’s press conference following her win against Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinal of the 2021 US Open. If you haven’t seen the most exciting player at the US Open, 19-year old Leylah Fernandez, you’re truly missing out!! She just beat her 3rd ranked opponent and is on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. She’s captivating the world! @leylahfernandez — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 7, 2021 WOW! Thank you @JustinTrudeau , proud to represent our country. It is an honor. 🇨🇦🍁 https://t.co/mD596QnBBR — leylahfernandez (@leylahfernandez) September 8, 2021 Fernandez, Medvedev, Sabalenka & Auger-Aliassime book their spots in the #USOpen semis. — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 8, 2021 GO LEYLA!!!