Emma Raducanu, the 18-year old from Britain has beaten No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-final of the US Open to enter the finals of the prestigious American grand slam. She became the first player to enter the final of a Grand Slam coming from the qualification rounds.
Her opponent in the final, Canada's Leylah Fernandez defeated No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 in the semi-final. Fernandez turned 19 on Saturday.
The All-Teenage FINAL
Both these girls are still in their teenage and thus, it becomes all the more interesting to see who would win the contest. If Emma Raducanu wins the championship, she would become the second-youngest tennis player to win a grand slam. The youngest is still Maria Sharapova of Russia who won Wimbledon in 2004.
On the other hand, Leylah Fernandez had a great run at the US Open. She defeated Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber along with No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina in her US Open campaign. She becomes the second Canadian to enter the US Open final after Bianca Andreescu who won it in 2019.
The all-teenager final will be played on Saturday. The time of the match is not announced yet.
In the men's tournament, Alexander Zverev vs Novak Djokovic semi-final will be played early in the morning on Saturday as per IST. The other semi-final will be played between Daniil Medvedev and Auger-Aliassime at 12:30 am IST.