Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the US Open Final!
The 19-year-old Montreal native has become a fan favourite during the tournament and her incredible run continued with a victory over [2] Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday night.
π¨π¦The Canadian has done it!π¨π¦
β TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 10, 2021
Leylah Annie Fernandez is off to her first career Grand Slam final at the #USOpen! pic.twitter.com/uTZASLQDur
As soon as she clinched that deciding point there was nothing but love for the Canadian tennis star all across social media.
Such an inspiration @leylahfernandez π₯ The entire country is behind you! π¨π¦ Make sure to have that maple syrup before the final!! #enjoy
β Marie-Philip Poulin (@pou29) September 10, 2021
Absolutely incredible. US Open finalist. @leylahfernandez Making all of π¨π¦ proud
β Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) September 10, 2021
G R A N D π¨π¦
β Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) September 10, 2021
S L A M π
F I N A L I S T π€―@leylahfernandez is through to the #USOpen final, defeating World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4.
Two years after Bianca Andreescuβs magical run to the title, the #USOpen produces another Canadian star.#TennisNation π¨π¦ pic.twitter.com/6VYM1C4dkj
.@leylahfernandez π¨π¦
β Milos Raonic (@milosraonic) September 10, 2021
Leylah πΆπΌπ΅πΌπΆ
β Somdev Devvarman (@SomdevD) September 10, 2021
You got me on my knees Leylah πΆπΌπ΅
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WOOOW @leylahfernandez Chills. Us open final π€― LFG βοΈπ¨π¦
β Mathieu Joseph (@MathJoseph7) September 10, 2021
Leylah Fernandez wow! What a cool story! π¨π¦ #usopen @leylahfernandez
β Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) September 10, 2021
π¨π¦ @leylahfernandez into the US Open Final! π π π πͺ https://t.co/0p7vPlRd4X
β Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) September 10, 2021
πππ https://t.co/fweqzggEQ4
β Canadiens MontrΓ©al (@CanadiensMTL) September 10, 2021
Congrats @leylahfernandez! Super fun to watch! One more πͺπ»π¨π¦
β Mackenzie Hughes (@MacHughesGolf) September 10, 2021
LEYLAH!!! π¨π¦ pic.twitter.com/VGrcRmEvHK
β JayOnSC (@JayOnSC) September 10, 2021
LEYLAHHHHHHH
β Kayla Grey (@Kayla_Grey) September 10, 2021
Unreal! Leylah Fernandez is an absolute rockstar. π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦
β Sara Orlesky (@saraorlesky) September 10, 2021
Leylah Annie Fernandez!!!
β Linz_Hamilton (@Linz_Hamilton) September 10, 2021
Absolutely incredible π¨π¦ π¨π¦π¨π¦
Off to the #USOpen final!
LETβS GO LEYLAH π£π¨π¦ #USopen
β Jesse Pollock (@jpolly22) September 10, 2021
LEYLAH. ANNIE. FERNANDEZ.
β THE SHIFT (@theshift_sports) September 10, 2021
US OPEN FINALS NEXT π¨π¦π¨π¦π¨π¦ pic.twitter.com/ePNXuNQdG9
Quelleππ½ performance ππ½@leylahfernandez ππ½ FΓ©licitations pour avoir atteint la FINALE de l'@usopen, on est derriΓ¨re toi jusqu'au bout ! π¨π¦
β FΓ©lix AugerAliassime (@felixtennis) September 10, 2021
What ππ½ a ππ½ performance ππ½ @leylahfernandez ππ½
Congratulations on reaching the @usopen FINAL, weβre behind you all the way! π¨π¦
The giant slayer continues!! I just finished watching @leylahfernandez knock off the number 2 player in the world to advance to the Finals!! π₯ ππΎ
β Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 10, 2021
Thereβs just one more match left for her to complete her run and it all goes down Saturday night in New York.
