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Emma Raducanu of Britain holds up the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez of Canada during the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships on Sept. 11, 2021 (September 12 in Manila) in New York. AP PHOTO
NEW YORK: British teenager Emma Raducanu completed the greatest underdog title run in tennis history on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), becoming the first qualifier to capture a Grand Slam crown by defeating Canada's Leylah Fernandez in the US Open women's final.
The 18-year-old was the first British woman in 44 years to win a Slam crown after beating 19-year-old left-hander Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to take the $2.5 million (2.1 million euro) top prize.