Incredible: The number 150 in the world wins the US Open

The 18-year-old Brit triumphed in the final on Saturday with a score of 6:4,6:3 over Canadian Leylah Fernandez (19), who was only two months older.

Raducanu, who started the tournament as number 150, made a historic breakthrough for women's tennis with ten wins from qualification to the Grand Slam title without losing a set. The reward for this is prize money of over 2,5 million dollars and a rise in the world rankings to position 23.

Emma Raducanu won the title in New York. © ANSA / JOHN G. MABANGLO

In the duel between two teenagers who hardly anyone knew outside the tennis world, Raducanu put in a somewhat more mature performance. She is the first player to win the title in only her second appearance at a major tournament. She reached the round of 1977 at Wimbledon after only making her debut on the WTA tour in Nottingham in June. Raducanu is the first British woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in XNUMX. She was presented with the trophy on the pitch by Billie Jean King. A high-class final A spectacular finale. © APA/getty / MATTHEW STOCKMAN

The last time there were two teenagers in a Grand Slam final was in 1999, when Serena Williams won against Martina Hingis. In 2021, two young women with Asian roots born in Canada faced each other. And offered the spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium one of the better women's finals in recent memory, including some spectacular rallies. The (still) world rankings 150. Raducanu got the first break to make it 2-0, but immediately received the rebreak in the first set. Nevertheless, the first round after the second break went to Raducanu, who played a little more powerfully, making it 6:4 after 58 minutes.

In the second set, Fernandez managed the first break to make it 2-1, this time Raducanu equalized immediately and countered with another break to make it 4-2. Fernandez was able to fend off two match points and reduce it to 3:5 with a break chance of her own before Raducanu suffered a bleeding knee and got her nerves under control again after the treatment break. After 1:51 hours, the Brit took advantage of the third match point and completed the victory - her first major tournament success at the professional level - with an ace.

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Incredible: The number 150 in the world wins the US Open

This fairy tale leaves the tennis world speechless: Emma Raducanu crowned her sensational run with the US Open title.

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