Started in the pallor of the absences of Federer, Nadal and the Williams sisters (among others), this US Open 2021 was dressed in the bright colors of history, even before the supreme final between Djokovic and Medvedev. At 18 years old, and from her 150th place in the world, Emma Raducanu brought out her palette of talent to draw one of the most exceptional exploits of modern tennis.
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6-4, 6-3 against the equally astonishing Leylah Fernandez (73rd in the world at 19), Emma Raducanu applied, during the biggest final of her young career, the recipe for her… 9 previous successes in this US Open : a great serve, a destructive forehand, a real sense of the game and, at the end, another victory in two sets!
Like nothing ever happened. As if she had already won dozens of matches on the WTA circuit (none, in fact), participated in a few Grand Slam tournaments (it was her 2nd Major, after getting a wild card at Wimbledon where she was 338th in the world. three months ago) or already lined up exploits in his career (this is the very first) …
The American dream, in all its glory, transformed into British reality. A unique feat hailed by his peers and by Queen Elizabeth II of England!
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