In an emotional moment Thursday night after she won her U.S. Open match against No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka and got to the Open finals, Leylah Annie Fernandez was asked about having Steve Nash, a fellow Canadian, in her player’s box at Flushing Meadows ... cheering her on.
“It’s a huge inspiration, I remember my dad used him as an example one time for a whole month, telling us that we gotta fight, we gotta work hard just like Steve Nash,” Fernandez began, then shouted out Nash. “So it’s an honor to have you here watching me and cheering for me.