US Open 2021: semi-finals! Aryna Sabalenka too strong for Barbora Krejcikova
Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the US Open 2021 with a 6: 1 and 6: 4 against Barbora Krejcikova. There the Belarusian meets the surprise woman Leylah Fernandez from Canada.
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Sep 08, 2021, 02:54 am
Aryna Sabalenka lived up to her slight favorite position in the second quarter-finals of the lower half of the US Open 2021. The Belarusian, who was in second place, defeated the French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova 6: 1 and 6: 4 and is now in the semifinals of the last major of the year for the first time. Sabalenka has never reached the final of one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Kreicikova, who surprisingly won the singles title this year in Paris, the efforts of her last game against Garbine Muguruza were still noticeable.
And Leylah Fernandez continues to take the US Open by storm. The 19-year-old Canadian is in the semi-finals after the next impressive performance. The world rankings-73. put Elina Svitolina in her 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 6 (5) quarter-final victory with power and precision and eliminated the next top player in New York after Angelique Kerber.
"I don't know what I'm feeling at the moment," said Fernandez immediately after the triumph over the fifth in the world rankings from Ukraine: "I was so nervous the whole match."
Defending champion Naomi Osaka had already defeated Fernandez in the third round and earned a reputation as a favorite scare. Even in critical phases against the ever-increasing Svitolina, the left-hander stayed cool and let the audience celebrate for her spectacular winners.
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