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PARIS — The Latest on the French Open tennis tournament : 1:15 a.m. Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in a monumental match in the quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall. ___ 4:30 p.m. American teenager Coco Gauff reached the semifinals …

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A suspenseful quest for a rare Grand Slam highlighted men’s tennis, while unprecedented parity and shock champions spiced the women’s game. Best U.S. Open men’s match — Six weeks before the U.S. Open semifinals, Alexander Zverev upset Novak Djokovic at the Olympics to deny his bid for a “Golden Slam.” Could the world No. Each player has a significant advantage …

US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu 'hungry to get better' after winning maiden Grand Slam title

The 18-year-old Briton became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam when she defeated 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday. Raducanu became Britain’s first Grand Slam champion in women’s singles since Virginia Wade in 1977 and did not drop a set during her run to the title in New York. The …

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Emma Raducanu's life changed in a New York minute on Saturday when she beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open final, capping her improbable rise from 150th-ranked qualifier to Grand Slam champion. So striking was her performance that it eclipsed headlines for world number one Novak Djokovic's attempt at a calendar Grand Slam, what many had presumed …

British teenager Emma Raducanu completed the greatest underdog title triumph in tennis history on Saturday, becoming the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title with a straight-set defeat of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the US Open women’s final. Raducanu, 18, was the first British woman in 44 years to win a Slam crown after beating 73rd-ranked 19-year-old left-hander Fernandez …

18-year-old Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title ever after she defeated 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez in the women's singles final at US Open 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday. US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu vs Leylah Fernandez final highlights It did not look like two first-timers in the US Open final as there was no dearth …

Britain’s 18-year-old Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam title by defeating Canada’s 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez on Saturday in the US Open women’s final. Not since Virginia Wade in 1977 at Wimbledon had a British woman taken a Slam singles title, with Raducanu the first Briton to claim the US Open crown since Wade in 1968. …

US Open 2021 Final Highlights, Emma Raducanu vs Leylah Fernandez: Emma Raducanu completed her historic run through the U.S. Open by beating Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 for her first Grand Slam title. I’m excited to go out there.” It is the first time teenagers have met in a Grand Slam final since 17-year-old Serena Williams beat Martina Hingis, 18, at …

US Open 2021 final: Teens shape women's tennis, one Grand Slam at a time

The absence of home favourite Serena Williams, one of tennis' biggest stars, in the US Open 2021, has in no way stopped the surprises from coming. Emma Raducanu: History beckons Briton teen at US Open Meanwhile, women’s tennis is set to crown its 13th different Grand Slam champion since Serena’s momentous triumph at the 2017 Australian Open. The average would …

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are both teenagers. pic.twitter.com/mndhtW4s43 — Ben Rothenberg September 10, 2021 A teen dream final at the US Open that no one, and I mean no one, could have expected when this Grand Slam tournament began Unseeded 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez of Canada vs 18-year-old Emma Raducanu of Britain Raducanu 1st qualifer to reach a Grand Slam …

The 19-year-old prodigy eliminated Wimbledon semi-finalist Sabalenka 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 and could capture her first Slam crown on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium. New York: Canadian teen sensation Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Thursday by defeating World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the US Open semi-finals. If Fernandez meets 150th-ranked Raducanu in the …

- Leylah Fernandez's storybook U.S. Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final. Ranked number 73 in the world at the start of the U.S. Open, getting to the Grand Slam final would have been considered Mission Impossible by many, but …