On Saturday, a historic US Open final between qualifier Emma Raducanu and World No. 73 Leylah Fernandez will take place that no one could have anticipated before the competition started.
In either the men’s or women’s Major final, two unseeded players are competing for the first time in the Open Era.
But that is not all that can be said about the historic women’s US Open this year; there are a few more firsts as well.
Even though Emma Raducanu, then 18, had to quit from her Wimbledon Round of 16 match, most people believed that the 18-year-old would go on to become a major celebrity.
Few, though, could have predicted Raducanu’s development would be so quick, making her the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open Era in just a few short months.
The manner in which the British player destroyed every obstacle in her way during her incredible journey to the final is maybe even more impressive.
In the six main draw matches she has played this fortnight, she has only lost 27 games.
Leylah Fernandez vs. Emma Raducanu
The tennis community always anticipated history to be made at the US Open, but they did not anticipate it to also occur on Saturday.
Meet Emma Raducanu, the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam championship—any major, ever.
In the first meeting of two teenage sensations in the title match since Serena Williams upset Martina Hingis in 1999, she defeated Leylah Fernandez in the 2021 US Open final with scores of 6-4, 6-3.
Toronto-born and Great Britain-raised 18-year-old Raducanu breezed through qualifying and the main draw without dropping a set.
And she continued that performance in the final against the Canadian Fernandez, who had just turned 19 years old and was a tough, tenacious, and unyieldingly tough opponent.
Given that Fernandez was only broken twice out of nine chances, Raducanu’s service game may have been the determining factor. In contrast, she had four successes in 18 tries against Fernandez.
Conclusion
Live action between Raducanu E. and Fernandez L. will begin on September 11, 2021, at 20:00 UTC at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, USA.
An event in the US Open is Raducanu E. v. Fernandez L. in New York, USA. On Sofascore, you can also see the outcomes of the previous head-to-head contests between Raducanu E. and Fernandez L.
