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Canadian Leylah Fernandez defeated No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4, to punch her first-ever shot at a Grand slam title.
Fernandez trailed 3-0 in the first set but battled back to defeat Sabalenka in a tiebreaker, 7-3. Sabalenka took the second before Fernandez made a comeback in the third to secure the win at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
No. 73 ranked Fernandez will play the winner of the second semifinal between Emma Raducanu and No. 17 Maria Sakkari. Fernandez also became the fourth Canadian male or female to make a major final joining Eugenie Bouchard (2014, Wimbledon), Milos Raonic (2016, Wimbledon) and Bianca Andreescu (2019 US Open winner), according to ESPN Stats and Info.