Leylah Fernandez’s dream run at the US Open isn’t over just yet.
Though she needed a second to get going on Thursday night, the Canadian teenager played her way into her first Grand Slam final.
Fernandez beat No. 2 Aryna Sabelanka 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4 in a nearly two and a half hour match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, marking her fourth upset win of the tournament and her deepest run at a Grand Slam by far.
“I have no idea,” she said, laughing, when asked how she pulled off the win.
Fernandez rallies back after slow start
Sabalenka wasted absolutely no time on Thursday night.