BREAKING: Emma Raducanu is through to the final of the US Open after defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece in straight sets. Sky's marthakelner has the latest from New York. Read more here:
Emma Raducanu is the first-ever qualifier, male or female, to make it to a Grand Slam final Pic: APEmma Raducanu is through to the final of the US Open after defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece in straight sets.
The British 18-year-old has now become the first qualifier in history to ever reach a grand slam final - and the youngest since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004 when she was 17. Thursday night's stunning 6-1 6-4 win means just one match stands between Raducanu and one of the most extraordinary achievements in tennis history.The teenager stormed past No 17 seed Sakkari in the first set in just 36 minutes. She won the first five games, helped by 17 unforced errors on Sakkari's part.
An early break in the second kept Sakkari at bay - and only an extraordinary rally at break point prevented Raducanu from taking a 5-2 lead.It's now going to be an all-teenager final in the US Open. Raducanu is set to face Canada's Leylah Fernandez, who turned 19 this week, on Saturday. Raducanu is currently ranked 150th while Fernandez is ranked 73rd - and this is set to be the first major final between two teenagers since a 17-year-old Serena Williams defeated Martina Hingis, also in the US Open, in 1999.
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