Raducanu beats Leylah to win US Open 2021 women's singles title

The Briton won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour, 51 minutes to become the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam in the Open era.

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain overcame Canada's Leylah Fernandez to clinch the women's singles US Open title on Sunday in New York.

The Briton won in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in 1 hour, 51 minutes to become the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam in the Open era. Raducanu also became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam major in 44 years, after Virginia Wade lifted the Wimbledon trophy in 1977.

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Continuing her dream run at the US Open, Raducanu maintained a clean slate with a straight-set victory in the final. She has now won 10 matches on the trot-- three qualifiers and seven in the main draw-- without dropping a set. 

Raducanu and Fernandez, both unseeded players, were playing in the first all-teen grand slam final since the 1999 US Open final when a 17-year-old Serena Williams beat an 18-year-old Martina Hingis.