Fernandez lost to Emma Radacanu in the summit clash at the Flushing Meadows on Saturday
Leylah Fernandez had been listening to New Yorkers, and now she wanted them to hear her. They had wildly supported her across two memorable weeks of tennis, a time she had called 바카라magical바카라. And when it was over, on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Fernandez needed them to know that New York바카라s strength had made her stronger. (More Tennis News)
So when it appeared her interview on the court was complete after her 6-4, 6-3 loss to Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the US. Open women's final, Fernandez took the microphone back for another comment, telling the fans she wanted to be resilient like the city.
바카라Just having them here, happy, lively, just going back to the way they were, having my back during these tough moments, has made me stronger and has made me believe in myself a lot more,바카라 Fernandez said later.
Fernandez turned 19 this week, born just shy of a year after the 2001 attacks. She has seen movies about 9/11 and asked her parents, who live with her in Florida after the family moved from Canada, to tell her more. 바카라Obviously, I don바카라t know much about what really happened,바카라 Fernandez said.
바카라But with the few information that I do have, I know that New York has suffered a lot the past years when it did happen. I just wanted to let them know that they바카라re so strong, they바카라re so resilient. They바카라re just incredible.바카라
And they loved watching Fernandez. Her big left-handed strokes had often been matched by a smile just as big during her run of upsets. She would wave her arms to encourage the fans 바카라 who couldn바카라t attend the tournament last year because of the coronavirus pandemic 바카라 to cheer louder, which she said was uncharacteristic of the way she had always played before.
바카라Usually when I was younger, I바카라d try to be as calm as possible, just like (Roger) Federer,바카라 Fernandez said. 바카라I바카라m glad that I've discovered that of myself, that I play a lot better when I바카라m more 바카라 not motivated, but when I'm more outgoing and when I'm using the crowd to my advantage.바카라
That helped the 73rd-ranked Fernandez knock off defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round, followed by 2016 champion Angelique Kerber. Then it was Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka, giving her three victories over top-five opponents.
But all those matches went three sets and may have left Fernandez lacking the energy to mount another comeback against Raducanu, who won every match in straight sets. Fernandez spent five more hours on the court in the tournament.
She tried, tough. Down 5-2 in the second set, Fernandez saved a couple match points and then held a couple break points in the next game before Raducanu finished her off. 바카라Of course Leylah is always going to play great tennis and always going to fight,바카라 Raducanu said. 바카라That's just the competitor that she is.바카라
It wasn't good enough, but Fernandez stuck to her previous description of her time in New York. 바카라Yes,바카라 she said, 바카라it's definitely magical.바카라