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 has finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open. Raducanu earned her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1,