Four years ago, Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world when she won the US 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 finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open, earning her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title there as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1,

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu ended her Flushing Meadows drought with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ena Shibahara in the first round. The 22-year-old Briton clinched her first US Open victory since her 2021 title run.