US Open 2021: Angelique Kerber vs Leylah Fernandez on TV, live stream and live ticker
Angelique Kerber will meet shooting star Leylah Fernandez in the round of 16 of the US Open - from 7 p.m. live on TV on Eurosport, in the live stream via Eurosport Player and in our live ticker!
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Sep 05, 2021, 09:27 am
In the match against Sloane Stephens, Kerber had once again done what Kerber does: Stephens was the quicker, more spectacular and initially much better player, but Kerber showed the usual bite, the usual athleticism that she has had since the summer, since the victory got together again at "her" tournament in Bad Homburg.
After the Wimbledon semifinals, the German is again one of the players in New York who will be respected among colleagues. And Kerber showed how to win the US Open in 2016.
Who is Kerber opponent Leylah Fernandez?
Tonight, too, will depend on her strengths: Kerber meets 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez, currently 73 in the world rankings. with a powerful upward tendency. Fernandez started her professional career with great praise and is a former number 1 among the juniors; in March of this year she celebrated her first tournament victory at WTA level in Monterrey.
And in New York: Fernandez sensationally took Naomi Osaka out of the tournament on Friday. Surprisingly: the game took place in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis stadium in the world - Fernandez was not nervous, on the contrary. She played with and for the audience, she didn’t wobble when serving up the biggest victory of her career, on the contrary, she didn’t give up a point.
Fernandez has already announced that she wants to offer another show against Kerber.
It is the first meeting between Kerber and Fernandez.
When does Kerber come against Fernandez?
The round of 16 between Angelique Kerber and Leylah Fernandez is scheduled as the second match after 5 p.m. CEST at Louis Armstrong Stadium, but will not start before 7 p.m. Eurosport broadcasts live on TV and via Eurosport Player in the livestream, in the live ticker you are with us!