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US Open: Leylah Fernandez, other talented teens eye semis spots

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NEW YORK - Teenagers have lit up the U.S. Open this year and on Tuesday Leylah Fernandez and Carlos Alcaraz will look to take their dream runs a step further by claiming a maiden spot in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.The withdrawal of several big names before the start of the tournament has allowed new faces to make their mark in New York.British 18-year-old Emma Raducanu won her fourth round match on Monday, joining Alcaraz, 18, and Fernandez, who has just turned 19, in the quarter-finals.This year&#x27;s event will be the first to feature 18-year-old male and female quarterfinalists since 1988.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/06/21/leylah-fernandez-beats-angelique-kerber">US Open: Leylah Fernandez beats 3-time Grand Slam champ Angelique Kerber</a></li></ul>Canada&#x27;s Fernandez will look to back up her victories over former champions Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber when she takes on Ukraine&#x27;s Elina Svitolina in the second match on Arthur Ashe Stadium.&quot;Seeing all these teenagers, the youngsters doing so great at the U.S. Open ... is eye-opening I think to the world, to the tennis world,&quot; Fernandez said after her win over Kerber.&quot;There is not only like one group of tennis players but there is a new wave of young generations that&#x27;s coming up, and just trying to make an impact in the tennis game as much as they can.&quot;Spain&#x27;s Alcaraz became the youngest player in the Open era to reach the quarter-finals of the men&#x27;s tournament in New York with his victory over Germany&#x27;s Peter Gojowczyk on Sunday.Alcaraz, who will face Canadian 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last match on Ashe, is taking things one day at a time.&quot;I know that in Spain, they are talking about me a lot,&quot; Alcaraz said. &quot;I (am) trying not to think about this ... Just focus on New York, focus on every day here.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/05/21/tennis-who-is-leylah-annie-fernandez">Tennis: Who is Leylah Annie Fernandez, the Filipina-Canadian player who beat Naomi Osaka?</a></li></ul>Second seed Daniil Medvedev will continue his quest for a maiden major title when he kicks things off on Arthur Ashe against Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp in the first career meeting between the two.Russian Medvedev, the runner-up at Flushing Meadows in 2019, has cruised through the first week without dropping a set, while Van de Zandschulp has enjoyed a surprise run highlighted by a gruelling five-set win over Argentina&#x27;s Diego Schwartzman.Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova, seeded eight, will take on second seed Aryna Sabalenka, with both women seeking their first semi-final berth at the U.S. Open. (Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford )<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LdsKMc2kTU0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Teenagers have lit up the US Open and on Tuesday Leylah Fernandez will take her dream run a step further by claiming a maiden spot in the semis. 