Four years ago, Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world when she won the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier. But nearly as staggering had been Raducanu’s lack of success at Flushing Meadows since then.

Emma Raducanu bagged her first US Open victory since her fairytale 2021 title triumph on Sunday with a straight sets demolition of Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara.Raducanu admitted that her failure to win in New York since her memorable title triumph four years ago had begun to weigh on her.

Emma Raducanu’s smile is back. So is her game. The young Brit broke her three-year U.S. Open drought, winning her first match in Flushing Meadows since the breakthrough 2021 title that changed her life.