In a final that was already dripping with history, Emma Raducanu pulled off a commanding win over fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez to lift the coveted US Open trophy. With her 6-4, 6-3 triumph, Raducanu became the first qualifier ever to bag a singles Grand Slam title.

Fernandez, two months her opponent’s senior, had overcome some of the biggest names in the sport en route to the final – including former champions Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber. However, she had no answer to Raducanu’s confident display in the biggest match of both their careers.

On that note, let us have a look at some of the key talking points from this incredible encounter:

# The serve was a key differentiating factor in the match

Emma Raducanu continued her stellar serving performance from the first six rounds. She got broken just twice in the final and finished the tournament having lost just seven break points in as many main-draw matches.

The Brit was able to bring a lot more first serves into play than her opponent, especially in the second set – where she had an 80% first serve rate.

Emma Raducanu struck two aces and as many double faults Leylah Fernandez during the match against Emma Raducanu Emma Raducanu is the youngest woman to win a Major since Maria Sharapova in 2004Wimbledon triumph in 2016. Having entered the tournament ranked No. 150 in the world, the Toronto-born is slated to rise to a career-ranking ranking of No. 23 on Monday.

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Remarkably, Raducanu has never won a match on the WTA tour; her only match wins have come at Slam level (three at Wimbledon and now seven at the US Open). She is just 18 years old, but she has already etched her name in the history books permanently.

Edited by Musab Abid



3 talking points from Emma Raducanu’s historic US Open triumph
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