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Barbora Krejcikova had to fight hard in her Australian Open 2024 Round 1 match against Japan’s Mai Hontama before she rallied back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Margaret Court Arena. Australian Open 2024, Day 1, Live Updates Krejcikova, also the 2021 French Open champion, took a medical timeout in the third set after she …

Madrid Open: Mirra Andreeva, 15, stuns Leylah Fernandez in straight sets for landmark win

Madrid: Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday became only the third 15-year-old to win a WTA 1000 main draw match as she defeated US Open 2021 runner-up Leylah Fernandez at the Madrid Open. The Russian also became just the second 15-year-old to beat a top 50 opponent at WTA 1000 level, after Bellis beat Zarina Diyas, who was ranked 32nd at the …

Madrid Masters 2023: Mirra Andreeva, 15, upsets Leylah Fernandez for first WTA Tour win

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva upset Canada’s Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Masters on Wednesday to clinch her first win on the WTA Tour. The 15-year-old Andreeva, awarded a main-draw wildcard, hit four aces and converted three of five break points to defeat 2021 US Open runner-up Fernandez in an hour and 16 minutes in …

Canada’s 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic. Fernandez beat three top-5 players, including defending champion Naomi Osaki, on her way to the 2021 US Open final where she was beaten by Britain’s Emma Raducanu, who also is …

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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 …

Emma Raducanu wins US Open in historic final against Leylah Fernandez

Britain's Emma Raducanu has made history by becoming the first qualifier to win a major tennis title, beating Canada's Leylah Fernandez in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows, 6-4, 6-3. Emma Raducanu swept all before her to complete an amazing US Open title triumph against Leylah Fernandez. The New York crowd was full of support for both Briton Emma …

Emma Raducanu beats Leylah Fernandez to win U.S. Open

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 …

US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu Defeats Leylah Fernandez to Win Women's Singles Title

Naomi Osaka reacts during her 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 loss to Leylah Fernandez in the third round of the U.S. Open. An exhilarating day that included upset wins by 18-year-olds Leylah Fernandez and Carlos Alcaraz turned sad when a tearful Naomi Osaka said she will take a break from tennis to deal with the mental health issues that previously led her …