Britain's Emma Raducanu, 18, will face Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19, in the US Open women's final Saturday — making it the first major final between teenagers since the 1999 US Open, when Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis.
The US Open women's final will be a battle of the teens as Britain's Emma Raducanu advances to her first major final by defeating No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals on Thursday night.
Raducanu, 18, will face 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, making it the first major final between teenagers since the 1999 US Open when Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis.Both players have had stunning US Open runs that have already made history. Raducanu, ranked 150th in the world, had to go through qualifying to get into the US Open main draw.
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