Watch Fernandez and Townsend celebrate US Open doubles win in style
NEW YORK -- Leylah Fernandez View Profile and Taylor Townsend View Profile know how to have a good time on the tennis court. The No.6 seeds showed off their electric energy and crowd-pleasing play on Saturday in their second-round match at the US Open.
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Facing the Spanish duo of Aliona Bolsova View Profile and Rebeka Masarova View Profile , Fernandez and Townsend were on their way to a straight-set win. Match point was all about Fernandez. After landing a short cross-court return, the Canadian raced to her forehand side to track down Bolsova's sliced response.
Fernandez got there just in time to strike a floating backhand slice back down the line that landed just inside the sideline and erupted in a rousing celebration that got the crowd on their feet.
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The celebrations did not end there. Having secured a 6-2, 7-5 win to advance to the Round of 16, Fernandez and Townsend saluted the crowd with a wild whirlybird celebration.
Watch the point and celebration below:
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Townsend made the US Open final last year with Caty McNally. This year, Fernandez and Townsend finished runner-up at Roland Garros. The duo entered the US Open at No.7 on the Race to the WTA Finals Leaderboard.
Fernandez and Townsend will face Karolina Pliskova and Donna Vekic View Profile for a spot in the quarterfinals.