Emma Raducanu won the US Open final 6-4, 6-3, becoming the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam ©Getty Images

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Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19, knocked out two former champions and three of the top five seeds en route to the final, but could not overcome Raducanu ©Getty Images
Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 19, knocked out two former champions and three of the top five seeds en route to the final, but could not overcome Raducanu ©Getty Images




Raducanu, still only 18, did not drop a set all tournament - including in qualifying ©Getty Images
Raducanu, still only 18, did not drop a set all tournament - including in qualifying ©Getty Images





The Briton needed running repairs in the final game - a stoppage which irked her opponent ©Getty Images
The Briton needed running repairs in the final game - a stoppage which irked her opponent ©Getty Images






Raducanu is the first British woman to win the US Open since Virginia Wade in 1968 ©Getty Images
Raducanu is the first British woman to win the US Open since Virginia Wade in 1968 ©Getty Images



The final - the youngest at the US Open since 1999 - was so youthful that both players were born after the September 11 terror attacks, which took place exactly 20 years ago and were commemorated before the match ©Getty Images
The final - the youngest at the US Open since 1999 - was so youthful that both players were born after the September 11 terror attacks, which took place exactly 20 years ago and were commemorated before the match ©Getty Images




Billie Jean King presented the winner with the trophy at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ©Getty Images
Billie Jean King presented the winner with the trophy at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ©Getty Images





Joe Salisbury had earlier won the mixed doubles final with American partner Desirae Krawczyk ©Getty Images
Joe Salisbury had earlier won the mixed doubles final with American partner Desirae Krawczyk ©Getty Images


It is a second US Open victory of the week for Briatin's Salisbury, who also won the men's doubles tournament ©Getty Images
It is a second US Open victory of the week for Briatin's Salisbury, who also won the men's doubles tournament ©Getty Images