We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty at the 2021 US Open. There are just four singles matches on Tuesday — a far cry from the 128 we had over the first two days — so every match matters. We’re left with just eight men and eight women, and from that, we’ll get two champions by the end of the weekend.
Check back here for updates from Day 9 of the US Open.
Leylah Fernandez cannot be stopped, and neither can her amazing Cinderella story.
The 19-year-old, in her first US Open appearance, nailed down another landmark win on Tuesday, defeating No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-5(5). It’s the second time in the tournament she’s beaten a top-five seed (she also beat Naomi Osaka, the No. 3 seed) making her the youngest player to do that since Serena Williams in 1999.
The first set was all Fernandez. She looked magnificent against Svitolina, reaching and sliding and playing angles you didn’t think she could. Playing fearless tennis, she got the first break of the match and won the set in quick order.
