Leylah Fernandez has reached the U.S. Open semifinals, one day after turning 19.
The Canadian continued her stunning run through the tournament by upsetting No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Fernandez won the last two points of the tiebreaker to give her another three-set victory after knocking off past U.S. Open champions Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber in her previous two matches.
![Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, reacts after defeating Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the quarterfinals of the US Open. Photo / AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EGJP7ACUKV7DFRIDWTBHVJTTMI.jpg?auth=16ed7f65447584a96107ac6f099ebfc312d3647c1ef715948f20c6a98ab20c32&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
She is the youngest to reach the US Open semifinals since Maria Sharapova in 2005.