- British teenager defeats Stefanie Voegele 6-2, 6-3
- ‘I think everyone could tell I was getting a bit shaky’
It was not until the dying moments of Emma Raducanu’s first grand slam match on foreign soil that there was any indication of just how alien these situations still are to her. For over an hour, she played a clean and disciplined match, establishing her lead by dominating on top of the baseline. But as she served for the win, nerves flooded her.
After a long, excruciating final game, on her seventh match point she found the composure to defeat Stefanie Voegele 6-2, 6-3 to register her first US Open win. Raducanu is the first British teenager to win a match at the US Open since Laura Robson and she has moved through the three qualifiers and opening round in New York without dropping a set.
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