LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray has described Emma Raducanu's U.S. Open title as "very special" after she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years on Saturday. Nine years after Murray won the first of his three Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Open, 18-year-old Raducanu stunned the tennis world by beating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in Flushing Meadows. Raducanu, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, did not drop a set throughout the tournament. It's great what she did and a huge opportunity for British tennis now." The 34-year-old Murray, who has long shouldered the burden of British tennis, said he knew how good Raducanu was when she reached the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this year.

Source: The Star September 13, 2021 23:03 UTC