British teen Emma Raducanu stunned the tennis world on Thursday by becoming the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final after beating Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4 in her U.S. Open semi-final on Thursday.
With British tennis royalty Tim Henman and Virginia Wade looking on, Raducanu fended off seven break points across her first two service games and capitalized on a trio of double faults from Sakkari on the way to a 5-0 lead in the first set.
Playing in just her fourth tour-level tournament, Raducanu has not dropped a set in New York and completely outmatched 17th seed Sakkari, who reached the Roland Garros semis this year. "Since I've been in New York for my first round qualies match I've had unbelievable support in New York and you guys have made me feel right at home," she said.Raducanu said she had a packed schedule ahead of the U.S. Open and was not sure how she would play.
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