Emma - Pride of the UK and Champion of the US Open

Champion Emma with Union Jack backcloth

2021 US Open - Day 19
Tennis: US Open: Great Britain Emma Raducanu victorious, holding trophy after winning Women's Final vs Canada Leylah Fernandez at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Flushing, NY 9/11/2021 CREDIT: Erick W. Rasco (Photo by Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X163800 TK1) - strapline & image sourced from Getty with thanks

Emma against the backdrop of the US Open

2021 US Open - Day 19
Tennis: US Open: Great Britain Emma Raducanu in action vs Canada Leylah Fernandez during Women's Final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Flushing, NY 9/10/2021 CREDIT: Carlos M. Saavedra (Photo by Carlos M. Saavedra/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number; X163799 TK1) - strapline & image sourced from Getty with thanks

Emma against the backdrop of the US Open

2021 US Open - Day 17
Tennis: US Open: Great Britain Emma Raducanu victorious during Women's Semifinal vs Greece Maria Sakkari at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Flushing, NY 9/9/2021 CREDIT: Carlos M. Saavedra (Photo by Carlos M. Saavedra/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (Set Number: X163798 TK1) - strapline & image sourced from Getty with thanks

Emma against the backdrop to her name US Open 2021

2021 US Open - Day 13
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Emma Raducanu of Great Britain walks on court before playing against Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) - strapline & image sourced from Getty with thanks

Emma Raducanus route to the victory

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National World also provides us with the qualifying route and additional information about every step of the main draw.

Who has Emma Raducanu beaten in US Open? Route to the final for teenage tennis star

The fairy tale on New York has continued for British tennis star Emma Raducanu

By Ross Gregory |Friday, 10th September 2021

Emma Raducanu has made tennis history by reaching the final of the US Open. The 18-year-old from Kent beat Maria Sakkari in straight sets to become the first qualifier to reach the final of a grand slam tournament. We take a look at Raducanu's New York fairy tale so far and examine her incredible route to the final, where she will face Leylah Gonzalez.

Qualifying round one – beat Bibiane Schoofs 6-1 6-2

Raducanu came into qualifying with expectations sky high after her Wimbledon run and subsequent good form in the US and she eased past Dutchwoman Schoofs in her first match.

Qualifying round two – beat Mariam Bolkvadze 6-3 7-5

The hardest match Raducanu has had so far came against 167th-ranked Georgian Bolkvadze. In hot and humid conditions, the British player trailed by a break in the second set but recovered impressively.

Qualifying round three – beat Mayar Sherif 6-1 6-4

An impressive result for Raducanu against Egyptian Sherif, the fourth seed in qualifying and a player having a fine season. Raducanu dominated the first set and booked her spot in the main draw with an ace.

Round one – beat Stefanie Voegele 6-2 6-3

Raducanu had a stroke of luck when her intended opponent, last year's semi-finalist Jennifer Brady, pulled out through injury and she made short work of lucky loser Voegele.

Round two – beat Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-4

Raducanu had lost heavily to Zhang a few weeks ago but showed the pace of her improvement with another confident win, holding off a fightback from her Chinese opponent having led 4-0 in the second set.

Round three – beat Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-1

An extraordinary performance from Raducanu against an in-form player ranked 41. The teenager won the first 11 games with a combination of first-strike brilliance and strong defence.

Round four – beat Shelby Rogers 6-2 6-1

Rogers had defeated top seed Ashleigh Barty in round three and made far too many errors but Raducanu handled her debut at Arthur Ashe Stadium with aplomb, overcoming a nervy start with another run of 11 games.

Quarter-finals – beat Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4

Bencic had won 13 of her 14 previous matches and after breaking Raducanu's serve in the opening game went 2-0 up, but the Brit soon found her range and never looked back as the accuracy of her heavy groundstrokes overwhelmed the world number 12 and Olympic champion.

Semi-finals – beat Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4

Greek 17th seed Sakkari is a fierce competitor and an experienced campaigner, but Raducanu raced away with the first set and nervelessly finished her off in the second to reach the final.

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