Emma Raducanu hasn't been the only teen burning up the Arthur Ashe court over the past week, with 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez also securing her spot in the US Open final to set up a showdown with the Brit.
The Canadian produced a truly stunning display to beat No 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals, winning 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday night.
In fact, throughout Fernandez's run in the tournament she has racked up an impressive list of scalps, becoming the youngest woman since Serena Williams to defeat two top-five players in the same Grand Slam.
Leylah Fernandez beat No 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals of the US Open
The Canadian faces Britain's Emma Raducanu in the final on Saturday on the Arthur Ashe court
The young talent came into the US Open unseeded and has had to defeat two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka, 2016 champ Angelique Kerber, Elina Svitolina and Sabalenka to make it to the final.
In doing so, she became the 4th Canadian male or female to make a major final joining Eugenie Bouchard (2014 Wimbledon), Milos Raonic (2016 Wimbledon) and Bianca Andreescu (won 2019 US Open).
Fernandez has overcome obstacles not only in her journey to the final but to the US Open itself.
She felt the sting of rejection early in her career when Tennis Quebec's development programme dropped her at just seven years old.
Tennis Quebec's development programme dropped Fernandez at just seven years old
A teacher then told a young Fernandez to stop playing tennis and focus on her studies as she 'would never make it'.
'A teacher told me to stop playing tennis, you'll never make it, just focus on school,' she said.
'I'm glad she told me that because every day I have that phrase in my head saying: I'm going to keep going, push through, prove to her everything I've dreamed of I'm going to achieve.'
The 19-year-old was resilient and continued to play despite being told to give up tennis
Jorge stepped in to take up the mantle of co-coach and mentor when the budding tennis player was desperate to continue playing despite being cut from the development programme.
After several world-class performances in the court, Tennis Canada officials invited her to train with them.
But there were
