UMABANTE sa quarterfinals ng U.S. Open ang Filipino-Canadian netter na si Leylah Fernandez.
Matapos maagang pauwiin noong Sabado si reigning champion Naomi Osaka, sunod na biniktima ni Fernandez sa Round of 16 si three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber ng Germany.
Dahil sa panalo, makakaharap sa quarterfinals ng world no. 73 na si Fernandez si fifth seed at Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Elina Svitolina ng Ukraine.
“That’s going to be a very tough match,” pag-amin ni Fernandez na ang ama ay mula Ecuador at ang ina ay isang Filipino-Canadian.
“She returns a lot of balls. She’s aggressive. I’m just going to go on court and try to keep doing what I’ve been doing,” sabi ni Fernandez. (ANN ENCARNACION)
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