With Serena Williams pulling out due to fitness issues even before a ball had been hit and Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty dispatched in the third round, a loss of interest in the women's singles draw at this year's U.S. Open was palpable.
- born two months apart in 2002 - took the U.S. Open by storm with their youthful exuberance and fearless style of play.
"This was an epic of the U.S. Open. It was a great comeback of the U.S. Open, it was just an amazing two weeks." When Fernandez beat two-time U.S. Open winner Osaka in the third round, the mood further dampened as the Japanese player, who has been struggling with mental health issues, left the hardcourt major saying she was unsure when she will compete again.With Novak Djokovic staying on track to become the first man in 52 years to claim all four major titles in a calendar year, the women's competition in New York was in danger of turning into an undercard during the second week of the Grand Slam.
Fernandez played in the main draw at majors for the first time last year and was ranked 73rd at the start of the U.S. Open. "Emma and Leylah represent two of the WTA Tour's very talented group of young prospects and are leading what is sure to be an incredible era of WTA Tennis," WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon told Reuters a few hours before Saturday's final.
Jorge Fernandez, the father of the 19-year-old Canadian, is from Ecuador while Raducanu's is from Romania.The British player could potentially tap into the massive market in China the same way Osaka did in her native Japan.
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