Us Open, 18-year-old Raducanu wins: record triumph

Emma Raducanu wins the women’s US Open with a record triumph. The 18-year-old British born in Canada had never played on a major circuit main draw before Wimbledon. She was out of the top 300. After the round of 16 at the Championships, she surprised everyone at the second Grand Slam by winning the tournament as the first qualifier to win a major, beating 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in the youngest final at the US Open since 1999. The British won, among other things, without losing a set between qualifying and main draw. In the final he replicated his success at Wimbledon as a junior in 2018, with an almost mirroring score: then he won 6-2, 6-4. Raducanu played better overall by becoming the youngest Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004. The weeks in New York will change the perspectives of the two teenagers who have shown a different direction for the future of women’s tennis. Raducanu will be number 23 in the world next week: before Wimbledon he was out of the top 300. Fernandez, on the other hand, will rise to number 27. Both, at this point in the season, can consider themselves in the running for a place in the WTA Finals. “Winning is a dream “” It’s a dream to win the US Open “, said Raducanu who during the awards ceremony thanked the team, the English federation, his agent and the audience who followed her on TV, also complimenting her , to his opponent “who played incredible tennis and beat some of the best players in the world – he said -. Today the level in the final was very high, I hope we will meet again in many tournaments and we hope for many other finals” , then added: “I feel absolutely no pressure. I’m only 18. This is how I have approached every game here in the US, so I don’t think I should change anything,” he said after defeating Canadian Fernandez. to The British, first qualified to win a Grand Slam, “shows the future of women’s tennis,” she said. It also shows that the depth of this sport is great, every player on the draw has a chance to win the title in every tournament. I hope the next generation can follow in the footsteps of legends like Billie Jean King who is here. Having British tennis icons here means so much to me, it gave me the conviction to believe that I could do it. “Yesterday, the British added,” I had strange thoughts, I thought I would have no chance. But once the game started I thought one point at a time, as always. This trophy means a lot to me, now I just don’t want to leave it. “Messages from the Queen and Boris Johnson Queen Elizabeth of England wanted to send a message to the new US Open champion.” young age -he wrote-, and the demonstration of your dedication and hard work. I have no doubt that your extraordinary performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez, will inspire the next generation of players, “congratulated Queen Elizabeth II after the feat.” What a sensational match! Congratulations Emma Raducanu. You have shown extraordinary talent, composure and courage and we are all extremely proud of you “, the joy via Twitter also expressed by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.