After taking a seventh match point Emma Raducanu lit up Flushing Meadows last night with a radiant smile that said she had made the second round of the US Open. 'It's absolutely amazing,' declared a beaming Raducanu, who last played at this venue in the 2018 junior while still very much a schoolgirl. Each time the rallies went past several shots it always looked like Raducanu had the better of her. She had reached that after having save a match point in her second match against Raducanu's good friend, Surrey's Jodie Anna Burrage. Raducanu's fellow qualifier, Leicestershire's Katie Boulter, was the last of British singles players in first round action.

Source: Daily Mail August 31, 2021 19:00 UTC