Thursday, Sep 9, 2021. 9:58 AM
Don’t miss Leylah Annie Fernandez’s semi-final duel from 7 p.m. on RDS and RDS Direct.
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It’s a great moment in Canadian tennis that could be written tonight on RDS as Quebecer Leylah Annie Fernandez tries to reach the final of the United States Open.
The young Montrealer, who just turned 19 earlier this week, will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
It’s another big challenge for Fernandez ahead of the second-largest player in the world. But this is nothing new for the Quebecer who has already disposed of defending champion Naomi Osaka, former world number 1 Angelique Kerber and fifth seed Elina Svitolina during this fortnight.
Under the lights of the Arthur Ashe stadium, Fernandez will try to repeat the feat of his compatriot Bianca Andreescu who won the tournament in 2019.
The other women’s semi-final duel will also be exciting. 18-year-old Briton Emma Raducanu has a date with Greek Maria Sakkari.
Raducanu became the first female qualifier to sneak into the quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows since 1968.
In addition, none of the players present in the semi-finals has already participated in a Grand Slam final.
In addition, the semi-finals of the men’s doubles tournament will take place today. The first match, which pits Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey against Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, takes place under the roof of the Louis Armstrong stadium due to the rain.
Only the Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong stadiums are equipped with a retractable roof in case of rain.
This great evening of tennis begins at 7 p.m. on RDS.
