The US Open champion’s meeting with Williams in Ohio is a golden ticket that all on the WTA Tour desperately want to hold
On 12 November 2002, almost 20 years ago, Serena Williams played the last match of her season, narrowly losing to Kim Clijsters in the WTA Championship final. It closed off one of the greatest professional tennis seasons, which included three grand slam titles in a row, Williams’ rise to No 1 and her emergence as an all-time great.
A day later, Emma Raducanu was born.