US Open women's final to feature a clash of teenagers

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Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, reacts aft defeating Aryna Sabalenka,of Belarus, during the semifinals of the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, successful New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Posted at 10:42 PM, Sep 09, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-09 23:45:20-04

The U.S. Open women's last volition beryllium a conflict of teenagers.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez, 19, volition instrumentality connected Great Britain's Emma Raducanu, who is 18 years old, connected Saturday.

Fernandez made the finals aft beating satellite No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka successful 3 sets. Fernandez besides bushed erstwhile U.S. Open champions Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber connected the roadworthy to the finals.

Raducanu breezed done her semifinal with a straights sets triumph implicit satellite No. 18. Maria Sakkari.

Fernandez is ranked 73 successful the satellite and Raducanu is ranked 150th.

Raducanu was not ranked precocious capable to gain an contiguous introduction into the tournament. She had to triumph 3 matches successful qualifying conscionable to get into the tournament.

She is the archetypal qualifier to scope a U.S. Open final.

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