Surprise quarterfinalist Leylah Fernandez gets early start at US Open

NEW YORK – Canadian teen qualifier Leylah Fernandez, who has Filipino roots, will try to continue her miracle run as she embarks on her quarterfinal quest at the US Open on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time).

Fernandez, who turned 19 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), will take on Ukraine's fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina after stunning defending champion Naomi Osaka and three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber in the past two rounds.

Meanwhile, Daniil Medvede, this year's Australian Open runner-up, will attempt to reach his fourth Grand Slam semifinal and third in a row at the US Open when he plays 117th-ranked Dutch qualifier Botic Van de Zandschulp in the opener at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The Russian second seed was the 2019 US Open runner-up and reached the semifinals last year on the New York hardcourts.

In the night session, second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will meet Czech eighth seed Barbora Krejcikova, the reigning French Open champion.

Sabalenka made her deepest Slam run into July's Wimbledon semifinals.

The final match on Ashe sends Spanish 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz, who upset Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, against Canadian 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. The winner will advance to his first Slam semifinal.