Emma Raducanu stuns Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the final in New York on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes. She has never played in this tournament so far.
Raducanu added $ 1,250,000 to her prize money after winning this final. She has earned $ 2,500,000 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Emma Raducanu vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez U.S. Open – New York
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Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Raducanu scored 81 points vs. the Canadian’s 68.
Raducanu
Emma won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points after she converted only 22% (4/18) of the procured opportunities.
Fernandez
On the other side, Fernandez was struggling when converting her break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Raducanu and Fernandez is 1-0 for Emma.
This was the 1st career title for Emma. (see list of titles and finals). Leylah remains with 1 title after she conquered the tournament in Monterrey 2021. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Raducanu came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Raducanu to win the set since Leylah Annie succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Raducanu kept her focus to break Fernandez in the 10th (6-4) game.
They played 82 points. The Brit won 10 points more than Leylah Annie (46-36). The Brit dropped 14 points on serve (22-14). On the losing side, Leylah Annie conceded 24 points on serve (22-24).
Emma conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Emma broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 5th (3-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game to conquer the set 6-3.
The Brit lost a big opportunity to break Leylah Annie in the 2nd game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Raducanu won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to bring the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
They played 66 points. Emma was the one to win the set after conquering 12 more points than Fernandez (39-27). Raducanu surrendered 12 points on serve (22-12). On the other side, Leylah Annie conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).