NEW YORK : Two years ago, Emma Raducanu was not sure tennis was the perfect fit and she kept her education as a backup option but there are no more doubts for the British teenager as her fairytale run takes her to her first major final at the U.S. Open.
A triumph in the U.S. Open final on Saturday would see the 18-year-old become Britain's top-ranked female, at 24th in the world, when the rankings are updated on Monday.Raducanu credited her trips abroad during her age-group tournaments for developing the confidence to succeed on bigger stages. Born to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother, Raducanu said she was inspired by China's two-time major winner Li Na while growing up.
She has now become the first qualifier in both men's and women's tennis to reach a Grand Slam final and has done so without dropping a set in New York.