Fernandez shocks Sabalenka in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Fernandez upsets Sabalenka to take on Emma Raducanu in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Aryna Sabalenka

Leylah Annie Fernandez shocks Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 in the semifinal in New York on Thursday. Fernandez will have to play Emma Raducanu in the final. The match lasted 2 hours and 21 minutes. This will be her best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Fernandez
New York
Fernandez's Record

Fernandez added to her prize money $ 575,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 1,250,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Canadian will add $ 1,250,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 2,500,000 in total.

Highlights Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Aryna Sabalenka U.S. Open – New York

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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Fernandez
Sabalenka
Leylah Annie Fernandez
7-63 4-6 6-4
2h:21
Aryna Sabalenka
99
99
Total points
97
97
40
40
Winners
45
45
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
23
23
Unforced
52
52
31%
31%
Ratio Unforced
69%
69%
5/9
5/9
Net Approaches
13/21
13/21
56%
56%
Perc
62%
62%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
10
10
2
2
Double Faults
8
8
58%
58%
1st in
68%
68%
68%
68%
1st won
70%
70%
40/59
40/59
1st won
45/64
45/64
51%
51%
2nd won
40%
40%
22/43
22/43
2nd won
12/30
12/30
170
170
Fastest serve
193
193
156
156
AVG 1st Serve
175
175
142
142
AVG 2nd Serve
146
146
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
4/11
4/11
57%
57%
Won
36%
36%
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At the end of the match, the Canadian scored 99 points vs. Aryna’s 97.

Fernandez

The Canadian was sharp when converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).

Sabalenka

On the other side, the Belarussian was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 36% – 4/11). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Fernandez and Sabalenka is 1-0 for Leylah Annie.

Draw and next match H2H: Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Emma Raducanu – stats

Fernandez will play Raducanu in the final.

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Emma Raducanu since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Leylah Annie Fernandez Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Raducanu started the set strong after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, the Canadian was not done to come back to break the Belarussian in the 7th (3-4) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 3.

Tiebreak

Fernandez won 5 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Sabalenka won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0) and 6th (3-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Fernandez converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Sabalenka converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40).

They played 79 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Canadian won only 1 point more than Sabalenka (40-39). The Canadian conceded 16 points on serve (26-16). on the other side of the court, Sabalenka conceded 14 points on serve (23-14).

Raducanu had a strong start of this set after breaking Aryna Sabalenka in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, that wasn’t sufficient for the Belarussian to win the set because the Canadian found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) game. Aryna maintained her focus to break Leylah Annie in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).

The Belarussian was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Canadian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (1-2 30-40).

They contested 56 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Fernandez (32-24). Aryna dropped 9 points on serve (18-9). On the losing side, Leylah Annie conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

Fernandez won the set after she broke Sabalenka in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Sabalenka tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, Leylah Annie managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.

Fernandez converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Aryna converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 7th game (2-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 61 points. Fernandez won 9 more points than Sabalenka (35-26). Fernandez lost 10 points on serve (20-10). On the losing side, Sabalenka conceded 15 points on serve (16-15).

 

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