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In winning the US Open, Raducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a major, across either the men's or women's tours. She was the first British woman to win a major since Virginia Wade's win over Betty Stöve at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships; Wade had herself won the US Open in 1968, against Billie Jean King.
Raducanu and Fernandez both made their top 30 debuts following the tournament. Fernandez was the youngest player to defeat three top-five seeded players in the same major since Williams at the 1999 US Open. [6] [7] This was the first major since the 2011 French Open and first US Open since 2003 where neither of the Williams sisters participated ...
At the 2021 US Open, Raducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating Leylah Fernandez in the final without dropping a set during the tournament. It was the second major tournament of her career, and she holds the Open Era record for the fewest majors played before winning a title.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Britain's Emma Raducanu completed a Grand Slam fairytale on Saturday by beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the clash of the teens to be crowned U.S. Open champion. It ...
Emma Raducanu was bound and determined to set up an all-teenager final at the US Open on Thursday night. The 18-year-old Great Britian star flew through her semifinal match at Arthur Ashe Stadium ...
On Saturday afternoon, Emma Raducanu did the unthinkable. The 18-year-old from Great Britain defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to win the U.S. Open final. Raducanu’s run in the 2021 U.S. Open ...
It was the third time in the Open era that a woman defeated three of the top five seeds at the US Open. [citation needed] In the final, she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu, in straight sets. [27] Fernandez at the 2021 French Open. Fernandez then made her Indian Wells Open debut as the 23rd seed.
In a US Open final that was already historic, 18-year-old Emma Raducanu made even more history on Saturday when she defeated Leylah Fernandez to become the first qualifier in US Open history ...