Raducanu had made 17th seeded Greek tennis player Maaria Sakari bite dust with a scoreline of 6-1, 6-4. While Leylah Fernandez registered an upset after defeating 2nd seeded Aryana Sabalenka by 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.
It is the first time in the US Open history when teenage girls would be facing off each other. In the year 1999, the mighty 17-year old Serena Williams took on 18-year-old Martina Hingis and the former won comprehensively.