{"id":112979,"date":"2025-09-02T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T00:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/112979\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T00:03:07","slug":"tennis-legend-venus-williams-and-rising-star-leylah-fernandez-through-to-womens-doubles-quarterfinals-as-memorable-run-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/112979\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis legend Venus Williams and rising star Leylah Fernandez through to women\u2019s doubles quarterfinals as memorable run continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\" 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target=\"_blank\">Tennis<\/a> legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/venus-williams\" 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target=\"_blank\">Venus Williams<\/a> and Canadian partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/leylah-annie-fernandez\" 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target=\"_blank\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> have yet to drop a set in the women\u2019s doubles tournament at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sport-events\/2025-atp-wta-tennis-us-open-new-york\" 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target=\"_blank\">2025 US Open<\/a> \u2013 a streak they continued with a resounding victory over the twelfth seeded duo of Ekaterina Alexandrova and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/shuai-zhang\" 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target=\"_blank\">Zhang Shuai<\/a> on Monday, 1 September.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the pair welcomed the warm embrace of the New York crowd, employing it as motivation in route to a 6-3, 6-4 straight sets victory over the higher seeded pairing during their third round match.<\/p>\n<p>The result was the latest in a string of headline grabbing wins for the duo, who have turned heads with their unlikely run in the women\u2019s doubles bracket at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>Advancing to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows, they now await confirmation of their opponents for what is bound to be a particularly well-attended match.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tennis legend Venus Williams and Canadian partner Leylah Fernandez have yet to drop a set in the 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