London: Britain’s 18-year-old Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title as she defeated Canada’s Leylah Fernandez (19) in the US Open women’s tennis final.
Emma ended Britain's wait for a women's Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style— becoming first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam title.
The tennis star served for the match at 5-3 but cut her leg as she went break point down, leading to a medical time-out.
However, Raducanu shrugged off the delay, saving a further break point before closing out her third championship point.
Raducanu was cheered on by Virginia Wade— the last British woman to win a major trophy at Wimbledon in 1977.
The 18-year-old will take £1.8m in prize money, rise to 23 in the world rankings and will become the British number one on Monday.
We are taking her HOMEEE❤️??? pic.twitter.com/L6P52UFpAm
— Emma Raducanu (@EmmaRaducanu) September 12, 2021
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