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,

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.

Remember that magical run in 2021? When an 18-year-old Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world by winning the US Open as a qualifier, we all thought we were witnessing the birth of the next big thing.