Article 5P8J8 Leylah Fernandez stuns Svitolina to reach US Open semis – as it happened

Leylah Fernandez stuns Svitolina to reach US Open semis – as it happened

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Niall McVeigh
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The teenage rising star triumphed in a deciding tie-break after a thrilling battle, while Daniil Medvedev also advanced to the last four

10.55pm BST

Time to sign off - I'll leave you with our report as Leylah Fernandez's fairytale run continues. And you can join us later tonight and on Wednesday to see if Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu can continue the teenage revolution in New York. Thanks for joining me. Goodnight!

Related: US Open: Giant-killer Leylah Fernandez topples Svitolina to reach semi-finals

10.39pm BST

Svitolina looked pretty devastated as she walked off there - that must be a big disappointment, after looking like the tournament's form player. Fernandez won that, rather than Svitolina losing it - she came back from a set down, served to save the match three times, and lost to a net-cord bounce in the final tie-break.

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