![]() ![]() The Brit fires a cross-court return winner off her opponent's serve to seal the break.įernandez takes the first advantage in this second set, breaking to 40 after fending off three break points in the previous game. Raducanu responds immediately and breaks back to 30, drawing level in the second set after taking the first. ![]() The Brit is now two games away from a maiden US Open title, leading by a set and a break as she fires a winner past the Canadian.Īfter two successive breaks, Raducanu is able to get things back on track in this second set as she holds her serve to bring herself three games away from the US Open title. Raducanu holds serve to bring herself within one game of winning the US Open title as a qualifier. She forces Raducanu to serve for her first Grand Slam title at 6-4 5-3. It makes her the first British woman to win a Major title in 44 years.įernandez saves two championship points to keep herself alive in this US Open final. She did not drop a set through three qualifying matches and seven main-draw matches, and is now the champion in Flushing Meadows. Raducanu started the tournament as a qualifier ranked at world No 150 and will now enter the top 25 of the rankings. The Brit serves out a 6-4 6-3 victory but not without some drama as she requires a medical time out at 30-40, scraping her knee and bleeding as Fernandez sets up break point.įernandez could be seen arguing with an official as the time out disrupted her momentum. SHE'S DONE IT! EMMA RADUCANU IS THE US OPEN CHAMPION.
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