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Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates after defeating Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during her Women's Singles quarterfinals match on Day Nine of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York...

Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Rising tennis star Leylah Fernandez, a Canadian with Filipino lineage, is turning heads in the US Open after pulling off back-to-back upset victories over the weekend. Fernandez, whose father Jorge is Ecuadorian and mother Irene is a Canadian with Filipino parents, proved...

Leylah Fernandez of Canada celebrates match point against Angelique Kerber of Germany during her WomenÂ’s Singles round of 16 match on Day Seven at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by ELSA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via...

Leylah Fernandez (AFP) Leylah Fernandez, a Canadian player with Filipino descent, pulled off the biggest upset victory in her young career after shocking defending champion Naomi Osaka in the US Open third round Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 18-year-old Fernandez, whose father is Ecuadorian and...

Serena Williams of the United States serves during her Women’s Singles second round match against Margarita Gasparyan of Russia on Day Four of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Matthew Stockman /...