"When I was watching the final it almost felt like I wasn't playing and pulling out some of those shots." So Emma Raducanu telling the BBC about her feelings in seeing each other again during the final of the last US Open. The 18-year-old British beat 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez on 11 September, 6-4, 6-3.
Raducanu celebrated his historic triumph in New York before returning to London yesterday. "I saw the final and tried to remember how it felt. It's still such an immersive experience. I loved every moment of it, but it's something hard to understand. I was really proud of how I got through some tough times," she explained. .