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Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez arrived at the US Open with little momentum – then upstaged fNaomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber to reach her first major quarterfinal.

Nineteen-year-old Leylah Fernandez's road to the US Open quarters started with a soccer-playing father and a family that instilled confidence.

Botic van de Zandschulp has almost doubled his career victories tally in New York and is into his first major quarter-final, against world number two Daniil Medvedev, while Leylah Fernandez beat a major champion for the second straight time to reach the last eight.

Three years ago Naomi Osaka sobbed as the queen of women’s tennis threw a hissy fit and spoiled Japan’s US Open champion. Her day was spoiled by the actions of the face of tennis as Serena Williams was denied another Slam in her pursuit to become the …

Defending champion Naomi Osaka repeatedly smashed her racket to the court, smacked a ball into the crowd, hid under a towel and imploded over the final two sets in a third-round loss at the US Open. Eighteen-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez had the fans on her side as she pressured the …

Defending champion Naomi Osaka repeatedly smashed her racket to the court, smacked a ball into the crowd, hid under a towel and imploded over the final two sets in a third-round loss at the U.S Open.

After enjoying a taste of life on the WTA Tour in the strange year that was 2020, Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez is out to win events and earn a top-10 ranking in the upcoming season.