Emma Raducanu’s 2021 US Open title remains one of the sport’s most unlikely triumphs of all time.
A teenager who had competed in just one Grand Slam main draw before heading to New York, there was little expectation for the Brit as she headed into the qualifiers.
However, once she emerged through that period unscathed, momentum built.
As Raducanu kept winning, the fanfare grew, continuing until she somehow made her way into the final.
There, she beat Leylah Fernandez to complete the fairytale run, thus propelling her from a relative unknown into one of the most famous sportswomen on the planet.
