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Leylah Fernandez #73 def. Elina Svitolina #5

6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

Match Information

Date	Sep 9, 2021*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Leylah Fernandez
Score	6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
Loser	Elina Svitolina

Stat	Leylah Fernandez	Elina Svitolina
Aces	1	8
Double faults	5	3
First serve %	55	65
First serve points won %	70	72
Second serve points won %	48	41
Break points saved %	33	60
Break points converted %	40	67
Service points won %	60	61
Return points won %	39	40
Total points won %	49	51

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Leylah Fernandez	Elina Svitolina
Country	CAN	UKR
Birth date	Sep 6, 2002	Sep 12, 1994
Age	19	26
Height	168	174
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	73	5
Ranking points (entering)	1,024	5,210
Elo (entering)	1,759	1,943
Career W-L	145–119	429–227
Career earnings	$8,264,521	$30,204,956

Pre-match H2H

Leylah Fernandez 0 – 1 Elina Svitolina

Path

Leylah Fernandez's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 2021	R16	Angelique Kerber	4-6 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 2021	R32	Naomi Osaka	5-7 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Kaia Kanepi	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Ana Konjuh	7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Leylah Fernandez's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 2021	SF	Aryna Sabalenka	7-6(3) 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Elina Svitolina's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 2021	R16	Simona Halep	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 4, 2021	R32	Daria Kasatkina	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 2021	R64	Rebeka Masarova	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 1, 2021	R128	Rebecca Marino	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data