Emma Raducanu salutes beaten Leylah Fernandez on ‘incredible’ tennis

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Emma Raducanu has reflected on her startling US Open run after she became the first British woman in 44 years to win a grand slam title, defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 at Flushing Meadows.

I really want to congratulate Leylah and her team on an incredible fortnight," the 18-year-old said during the trophy ceremony. She played some incredible tennis and beat some of the top players in the world. It was an incredibly difficult match but I thought the level was extremely high. I hope we play each other in many more tournaments and hopefully finals.