Tennis: Qualifier Emma Raducanu to face Leylah Fernandez in all-teen US Open women's final

Tennis: Qualifier Emma Raducanu to face Leylah Fernandez in all-teen US Open women's final

The Straits Times - Sports·2021-09-10 15:08

NEW YORK (AFP) - British 18-year-old Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to ever reach a Grand Slam final by defeating Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4 at the US Open on Thursday (Sept 9).

Raducanu, ranked 150th, became the youngest Grand Slam finalist since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004.

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