MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th September, 2021) British tennis player Emma Raducanu won the US Open women's singles title, defeating Canada's Leylah Fernandez.
Raducanu, 18, defeated Fernandez on Saturday 6-4, 6-3, after coming through qualifying to win.
Prince William congratulated Raducanu via Twitter.
"Huge congratulations Emma Raducanu on your stunning performances and historic Grand Slam victory! Incredible -we are all so proud of you. Leylah Fernandez well done on your amazing achievements at this year's #USOpen, it's been a pleasure to watch," the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said on their official Twitter page.
Raducanu did not drop a set throughout the tournament and became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in 44 years (since Virginia Wade's triumph at Wimbledon in 1977).
