Emma Raducanu made her dreams a reality as she became the US Open champion after beating Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in a thrilling final. The 18-year-old British sensation becomes the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam and the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win a major. Her tenth match of the tournament, having played […]

Emma Raducanu has explained how her fairytale week at Wimbledon “caught up with me” after she retired in the fourth round on medical grounds. The 18-year-old’s sensational performances captured the hearts of British tennis fans but her journey came to an anti-climactic end on Centre Court when she departed with breathing difficulties, ceding the match to Australian opponent Ajla Tomljanovic […]

Emma Raducanu’s remarkable run of success at the US Open is inevitably supported by some impressive statistics. The 18-year-old from Kent will play fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in the final at 9pm UK time on Saturday. Raducanu is the first qualifier to reach the final of a grand slam tournament, and the first British woman to earn a place in […]

Emma Raducanu faces Leylah Fernandez in the final of the US Open, with the British qualifier already having rewritten history by reaching this stage – now she’ll be looking to land a first grand slam title in a sensational all-teenage final in New York. Raducanu became the first qualifier, male or female, to reach a grand slam final when she […]

Emma Raducanu’s stunning run of results at the US Open continued in the early hours of Friday morning as the 18-year-old defeated Greece’s Maria Sakkari to become the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam final since Virginia Wade in 1977. The teenager had to progress through the qualifiers in order to appear in the tournament, but has not […]

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli believes British teenage sensation Emma Raducanu can go onto win "multiple" Grand Slam titles as she bids to make history later tonight in the US Open final. The 18-year-old Brit has stunned fans on her meteoric rise, following up her Wimbledon heroics in the best style possible – by reaching the US Open final having […]

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A call from Bill Clinton and a revenge mission for her sister… how 17-year-old Serena Williams beat Martina Hingis in 1999 – the last time two teen sensations battled for the women’s US Open as Emma Raducanu follows in their footsteps Emma Raducanu faces fellow teen sensation Leylah Fernandez in US Open final  The last time two teenagers fought for […]

Annabel Croft has backed ‘special’ British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu to win the US Open final in straight sets. Raducanu, 18, has enjoyed a dream run to the final at Flushing Meadows and faces fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in the showpiece event on Saturday night. Ranked too low to make the main draw, the Bromley-based tennis star had to come […]

Novak Djokovic moves one step away from a historic calendar Grand Slam after beating Alexander Zverev in epic five-set US Open semi-final… with Daniil Medvedev lying in wait in Sunday’s showpiece Novak Djokovic beat Alexander Zverev over five sets to reach US Open final World No 1 won 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 on Arthur Ashe court on Friday evening […]