US Open 2021 stats: Emma Raducanu becomes first British woman to win a major in 44 years
FirstpostThe 18-year-old from Britain won the US Open, becoming the youngest Grand Slam champion since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004. Emma Raducanu completed her historic run through the US Open by beating Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 for her first Grand Slam title. In just her second Grand Slam tournament, Raducanu ended the tournament as the first player since Serena Williams in 2014 to not drop a set in the US Open. Pam Shriver also made the final in just her second major appearance but lost at the 1978 US Open # Raducanu is the first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade in 1977. # Leylah Fernandez is the third Canadian woman in a Grand Slam final champion in the Open Era, after 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu and Eugenie Bouchard at 2014 Wimbledon