The 19-year-old, who celebrated her birthday on Monday, beat the fifth-seeded Ukrainian 6-3 3-6 7-6 to change into the youngest US Open semifinalist since Maria Sharapova in 2005.
Victory over Svitolina is one other feather within the cap for Fernandez on this unimaginable run, with the Canadian already dispatching reigning champion Naomi Osaka and 2016 winner Angelique Kerber.
“Right now’s match was positively one of many hardest, not solely tennis-wise, but additionally mentally and emotionally,” Fernandez instructed reporters.
“Svitolina is a good participant, nice fighter. I used to be glad I used to be capable of battle within the first set. Within the second set, she upped her degree, and I sadly made a number of errors on key moments.
“I am glad I used to be capable of recuperate for the third set. The tiebreaker, too. A little bit bit fortunate at five-all, however I will take all of the luck I can get. I used to be glad I used to be capable of push by way of the end line.”
Fernandez has change into a fan favourite at Flushing Meadows throughout her run and the supporters inside Arthur Ashe have been as soon as once more audibly getting behind her.
The teenager confirmed exceptional poise for somebody so inexperienced in what was a tense match, profitable the ultimate two factors — the primary of which was a considerably fortuitous internet wire — within the deciding tie break.
When she received again to the locker room, Fernandez stated the very first thing she did was name her dad.
“He actually instructed me that I put him by way of hell and again with this match,” she laughed.
“However he is very pleased for me. He is glad that I used to be capable of battle for each level, I deserved this win. Simply preserve working, get pleasure from this win right this moment, and tomorrow we’ll return to work.”
Canadian males additionally making historical past at Flushing Meadows
Nevertheless, fellow teenager Carlos Alcaraz’s run on the US Open was ended abruptly with the Spaniard pressured to retire injured from his quarterfinal in opposition to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Alcaraz stated after the match that it was his proper adductor that pressured his early retirement from what had promised to be an thrilling conflict between two of tennis’ greatest rising skills.
Auger-Aliassime was main 6-3 3-1 when Alcaraz withdrew and turns into the primary males’s participant born within the 2000s to achieve a grand slam semifinal.
At simply 21 years of age, he additionally turns into the primary Canadian males’s participant in historical past to achieve the US Open semifinals.
