Ranked a hundred and fiftieth on this planet getting into the event, Raducanu’s fairytale successful run has been the factor of goals.
The Briton didn’t drop a set on the way in which to her maiden main title, exhibiting poise and composure which belied her years on the most important stage possible.
Raducanu additionally grew to become the youngest grand slam singles champion since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova gained Wimbledon in 2004.
Her achievement is made much more exceptional when one considers she has but to win a fundamental draw match on the WTA Tour. Now she is a grand slam winner.
Afterwards, she paid tribute to Fernandez and the powerful take a look at she put up within the last, in addition to hailing the way forward for ladies’s tennis.
“I hope we’ll play one another in additional finals and in additional matches on the Tour, on these phases, on such events like this on Arthur Ashe,” she informed CNN Sport’s Carolyn Manno.
“I imply it is so pleasing and for the grand slam last right here to have two of us which might be younger and coming via, it positively simply reveals how robust the way forward for tennis is and hopefully we’ll be capable of comply with within the footsteps of a number of the legends which have performed and which might be taking part in proper now.”
‘A star is born’
The US Open’s first all-teen last since 1999 had the tennis world at a standstill.
And the 2 kids did not disappoint, displaying flashes of brilliance and resilience as they did battle at Flushing Meadows.
Nonetheless, regardless of Fernandez’s finest efforts, she was unable to cease Raducanu’s meteoric rise, changing into the UK’s first ladies’s grand slam singles champion in 44 years.
Messages of congratulations poured in for Raducanu within the aftermath alongside the Queen’s.
Billie Jean King, 18-time grand slam singles winner, praised the subsequent technology of tennis gamers, in addition to the New York crowd.
“It’s fantastic to see this technology residing our dream. I am unable to bear in mind a US Open with higher crowd assist. Thanks, NY, the best followers on this planet.”
Raducanu herself stated that the outcome hadn’t fairly hit her simply but.
“It nonetheless hasn’t sunk in as a result of after the match, I have never actually had a second to only cease and simply embrace the whole lot that is simply occurred,” she defined.
“However I am unable to wait to only actually sink in with my crew tonight and revel in and have a good time after which once I get again residence, to see everybody again residence. It has been seven weeks away now so to go residence now, I am simply actually excited to see my household and mates.”
