Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez advance to US Open doubles quarterfinals
New York – The duo of Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez has achieved an important victory by advancing to the quarterfinals in the women’s doubles event of the US Open. They defeated the number 12 seeded duo, composed of Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai, with a score of 6-3 and 6-4 in a match played on the Louis Armstrong Stadium court, which had a massive attendance. This pair, who received a special invitation to participate in the Grand Slam tournament, has shown great understanding since they started playing together last week. So far, their record is impeccable, with three victories without conceding a single set.The match, which lasted one hour and fourteen minutes, kept the spectators on the edge of their seats, with the Armstrong stands completely full. The connection between Williams, 45 years old, and Fernandez, 22 years old, was evident from the start.We are on the same wavelength and hope to continue like this.
Venus Williams
Williams has highlighted Fernandez as her best partner, after her sister Serena, with whom she won 14 doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments. Although Serena is no longer active, Venus has her support and advice.I have full confidence in Venus, and I hope she trusts me during the match. We go out on the court to play our game: to be offensive, aggressive, and be ready for the ball.
Leylah Fernandez
Serena is very happy for Leylah and for me, and she has given us advice. We just need her to be in the box. So my message is: ‘Serena, you need to show up’.
Venus Williams
