“This trophy is for you,” Filipino Canadian tennis champ Leylah Fernandez told her mother during her speech after clinching her first WTA 500 title at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open last Sunday (See Inquirer.net for story).
Leylah Fernandez
Filipino Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has the biggest win of her young career, upsetting No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open in New York. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que., came from a set down to beat Osaka 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday, pulling off a shocker to advance past the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time (See CBC News for story.).
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