'I hope I can be as strong and as resilient as New York has been the past 20 years.' — leylahfernandez NeverForget
, world No. 5 Elina Svitolina, and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. She also became the fourth-ever Canadian player to reach a Grand Slam final.
Before she passed it off to Raducanu, Fernandez wanted to address the crowd that supported her through every stage of the tournament."I know on this day, it was especially hard for New York and everyone around the United States," she stated."I just want to say that I hope I can be as strong and as resilient as New York has been the past 20 years." Watch that moving clip above.
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