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Tennis : Queen leads explosion of British joy at Raducanu's stunning Slam win

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada (not pictured) in the women" s="" singles="" final="" on="" day="" thirteen="" of="" the="" U.S.="" open="" tennis="" tournament="" at="" USTA="" Billie="" Jean="" King="" National="" Tennis="" Center.="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/09/12/20210912-emma-raducanu-rtr.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates with the championship trophy after her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada (not pictured) in the women&#x27;s singles final on day thirteen of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Danielle Parhizkaran, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</figcaption></figure></div>LONDON -- Emma Raducanu&#x27;s extraordinary US Open triumph on Saturday led to an explosion of joy in Britain, with Queen Elizabeth II leading the celebrations as the 18-year-old qualifier made tennis history in New York.Raducanu beat 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 to become Britain&#x27;s first women&#x27;s Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977, and the first player to win a major after coming through a qualifying tournament.&quot;I send my congratulations to you on your success,&quot; the Queen said. &quot;It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age, and is testament to your hard work and dedication.&quot;Raducanu&#x27;s win even managed to knock football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo&#x27;s two-goal return to Manchester United off Sunday morning&#x27;s UK newspaper front pages.The Express called it &quot;Absolutely Emm-ense!&quot; while the Telegraph proclaimed: &quot;She did it!&quot;Social media caught fire after Raducanu sealed the win with an ace.Former England footballer Gary Lineker broke off from presenting the English Premier League highlights programme &quot;Match of the Day&quot; on BBC TV to post:&quot;First time in my life I&#x27;ve ever tweeted whilst on air but my goodness what a performance, what a triumph, what an amazing young woman.&quot;Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: &quot;What a sensational match! Huge congratulations to Emma Raducanu. You showed extraordinary skill, poise and guts and we are all hugely proud of you.&quot;Raducanu&#x27;s only previous Slam appearance, at Wimbledon in July, ended when she pulled out of her fourth-round match after an anxiety attack.&quot;Look at that bounce back @EmmaRaducanu US Open champion, amazing. Congratulations,&quot; tweeted England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford, who had offered support to Raducanu after her Wimbledon exit.Raducanu was born in Canada to a Chinese mother and Romanian father, but grew up in Bromley in suburban south London after moving to England at the age of two.<div>- &#x27;It&#x27;s mind boggling&#x27; -</div>At her former tennis club, Parklangley, members gathered in front of TVs Saturday night to roar her to victory.&quot;I&#x27;m speechless. I&#x27;m sore and hoarse from screaming,&quot; said her former coach Suzanne Williams.Former British number one Tim Henman, who was courtside, said: &quot;She will win more of these, she is that good. This is not some flash in the pan or fairytale. She is playing top-five tennis.&quot;Australian Grand Slam winner Pat Cash told BBC radio that a qualifier winning a major is &quot;something I never could have believed would happen. It&#x27;s mind boggling.&quot;And tennis great Martina Navratilova tweeted: &quot;A star is born -- Emma Raducanu makes history... and she is just getting started. And will never have to qualify again:)&quot;In China, where the match took place in the early hours of Sunday, Tencent published an article with pictures of Raducanu visiting China as a child.&quot;An ethnic Chinese won the US Open&quot; it trumpeted. &quot;She claimed that her motivation (or power) comes from her Chinese mother!&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Emma Raducanu's extraordinary US Open triumph on Saturday led to an explosion of joy in Britain, with Queen Elizabeth II leading the celebrations.