Four years ago, Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world when she won the U.S. 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,

Raducanu began her US Open campaign with an impressive 6-1 6-2 victory over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara. Before the victory, the British number one had now won a match at Flushing Meadows since her memorable US Open triumph in 2021.