U.S. Open | Teens Raducanu, Fernandez advance to women's final
The Hindu
Raducanu is the youngest Slam finalist since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon at age 17 in 2004
Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are so similar in so many ways — they possess enviable quickness and anticipation. They take balls low to the ground and redirect them with ease. They love a big stage and a big moment. They don’t care how much better-known or more successful opponents are. There's more. They’re both teenagers. They’re both unseeded at the U.S. Open. They’re both getting loud backing from the fans. And now, remarkably, they’re both Grand Slam finalists. Raducanu, an 18-year-old from Britain who is ranked 150th, and Fernandez, a 19-year-old from Canada who is ranked 73rd, took wildly different paths to the championship match at Flushing Meadows on the night of September 9. They’ll be back in Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 11 for the first major final between two teens since the 1999 U.S. Open, when Serena Williams, 17, defeated Martina Hingis, 18.More Related News