British teenager Emma Raducanu puts in another devastating performance to reach the US Open quarter-finals
The Briton dropped to her knees on Arthur Ashe Stadium after sealing victory when home favourite Shelby netted a service return on her fourth match point.
"But I'm so happy to have come through and have managed to overcome some of the nerves at the beginning."Raducanu arrived on court with a huge smile, waving to the crowd and looking relaxed, but early nerves kicked in on a court that can house 24,000 people and where greats of the game including American Billie Jean King and Britain's Virginia Wade were watching on.
Rogers got a consolation game on the board in the second set and held off three match points but in the end it was the American who looked shell-shocked by the occasion as Raducanu reached a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final. Raducanu, who was ranked 338th before she arrived at Wimbledon in June, will break into the world's top 100 when the rankings are next released after the US Open.
She may have been expecting to face Wimbledon champion Barty in this match but Rogers had put paid to that and the American said her exertions in the previous round had told in a "pretty embarrassing" performance against Raducanu. "Belinda's a great player who's in great form so I know I'm going to have to bring it on Wednesday," said Raducanu, who will be seeking to become the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam singles semi-final since Konta at the 2019 French Open.Miles Maclagan, former British Davis Cup player on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
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