BRITISH teenager Emma Raducanu said she has “always dreamed of winning a Grand Slam” after pulling off one of the great sporting feats in history with victory at the US Open on Saturday night.
In just her second major tournament, Raducanu’s 6-4 6-3 victory over fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in the final made her the first British woman since Virginia Wade, who was watching from the stands, 44 years ago to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first in New York since Wade in 1968.
As well as a cheque for £1.8m – dwarfing her previous earnings of £220,000 – Raducanu collects 2,000 ranking points and will soar up the standings from 150 to 23.
She has gone overnight from a rank outsider to one of the top names in the game, even though the 18-year-old is yet to win a match on the WTA Tour and little
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