Power of Maple Syrup: Canadian Festival in New York

After her next tennis coup at the US Open, Fernandez first sank to her knees. She covered her face in disbelief as the spectators cheered at Arthur Ashe Stadium and was simply overwhelmed by the fact that she was suddenly in the semi-finals of the US Open.

Inspired by his compatriot's strong performance, a few hours later Felix Auger-Aliassime also made it to the semi-finals for the first time at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, sending Canadian tennis fans into ecstasy. The 21-year-old benefited from the injury-related retirement of his Spanish opponent Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. With the score at 18:3, 6:1, the 3-year-old had to pass because of groin problems. Overwhelming “I never thought a day like this would come,” said Auger-Aliassime, the first Canadian man ever to appear in a New York semifinal. “A little girl and a little boy, both from Montreal, both in the semi-finals of the US Open at the same time - unbelievable,” said the Canadian, who is now facing number two seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev won against Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp 6:3, 6:0, 4:6, 7:5.

But the focus was on Fernandez, who was only really known to insiders before the US Open. But after her victories against Naomi Osaka, Kerber and now Svitolina, the left-hander is suddenly the new star in the women's table. “I just tried to keep believing in myself,” said the Canadian, the youngest semi-finalist at the US Open since Russia’s Maria Sharapova 16 years ago. Sabalenka continues In the fight for a place in the final, Fernandez will now face co-favorite Aryna Sabalenka. The 23-year-old from Belarus clearly defeated French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova from the Czech Republic 6:1, 6:4. Even then, Fernandez wants to go back onto the pitch without a care in the world. Two years ago, Bianca Andreescu, a Canadian, won in New York. But what is the secret of the Canadians' success? Fernandez responded to this question just as quickly as he did to Svitolina's balls on the pitch. “I’d say it’s the maple syrup.”

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