Summary

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  • Britain's Emma Raducanu beats Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in US Open women's singles final

  • Raducanu is the first qualifier in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam final

  • The 18-year-old was the first British woman in a major singles final in 44 years

  • She wins the title without dropping a set after a sensational journey in New York

  • Unseeded Fernandez, 19, ranked 73rd in the world, makes this the first all-teenage final since Serena Williams v Martina Hingis in 1999

  • Raducanu has not dropped a set in the nine matches she has played in the tournament (three in the qualifiers and six in the main draw)

  • She had a world ranking of 150 going into this tournament

Live Reporting

Alex Bysouth

  1. 'Outstanding tennis'

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  2. Raducanu 2-1 Fernandez*

    Marcus knows.

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  4. Russell Fuller
    Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

    We are getting our money's worth, aren't we?

  5. Fernandez breaks back

    Raducanu 2-1 Fernandez*

    A double fault! Not What Emma Raducanu needed, and it brings up a fourth break point for Leylah Fernandez... this time she takes it!

    Raducanu whips a backhand into the net and Fernandez brings this final back on serve.

  6. *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    Now it's the Brit's turn to dig in. A snappy serve saves a third break point and every game in this final so far is shaping up to be one epic battle.

  7. Laura Robson
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    These points are tough! They are both working so hard.

  8. *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    "Come on!" screams Emma Raducanu, silencing the "oohs" that rang out from the New York crowd when Leylah Fernandez's backhand leaped up off the tape. Raducanu saves the break but will have to do so again after the Canadian leaps into a ferocious forehand winner. Advantage Fernandez.

  9. *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    Big, T-licking serve from Emma Raducanu just when she needed it to stave off the break point, but she can only find the tape with a backhand off the next. The Brit faces another break point.

  10. *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    Just a touch heavy with a backhand from Emma Raducanu and another also drifts long.

    That's 30-40 and a chance for Leylah Fernandez to break back immediately.

  11. *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    Emma Raducanu throws in a slice but Leylah Fernandez reads it well to edge ahead. The Brit is finding some nice depth though and twice her opponent can do nothing but jab long. 30-15.

  12. 'That sends a signal'

    Pat Cash
    Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That just sends a signal to the opponent - "your service games are going to be brutal".

  13. 'Dream start'

    Russell Fuller
    Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Dream start for the qualifier Raducanu.

    raducanuGetty Images

  14. Raducanu breaks

    *Raducanu 2-0 Fernandez

    Brilliant tennis from both players, throwing everything into their baseline strokes, but it is Leylah Fernandez who eventually leaks a backhand wide and Emma Raducanu has another break point.

    And this time the British teenager takes it. What a start!

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  16. 'Both going for it'

    Russell Fuller
    Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

    They are both going for it in the early stages.

  17. Raducanu 1-0 Fernandez*

    Raducanu somehow gets a forehand back at full stretch and Fernandez sweeps it wide from mid-court. This has been a mammoth opening service game for the Canadian teenager.

    She forces Raducanu to jab wide after another enthralling exchange but still can't get over the line!

    Deuce.

  18. Laura Robson
    Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The double faults from Fernandez are because of Emma's positioning, covering the leftie swinger.

  19. Raducanu 1-0 Fernandez*

    Unbelievable resilience from Leylah Fernandez, she's digging in. Deuce once more.

  20. Raducanu 1-0 Fernandez*

    Snappy serve from Leylah Fernandez to once again claw her way back to deuce, but she then double faults.

    Emma Raducanu has a fifth break point in the Canadian's opening service game.