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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 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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Fernandez’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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.
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).
Tennis Scores at the
- Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (7-63 4-6 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-1 6-4) – Stats and score progression
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