The British teenager-who also reached the fourth round at Wimbledon earlier in the fairy tale summer-was the first in the Open era to enter the semi-finals after defeating the defending champion 6-3 6-4 at Flushing Meadows. Of female qualifiers. Switzerland on Wednesday.
Raducanu, who is 18 years old, will replace Johanna Konta as the number one in the UK starting next week, and after a rapid rise in recent months, it will also enter the top 50 in the world.
She is the first British woman to enter the semi-finals of the US Open since Jo Durie in 1983.
“Of course, playing Belinda, she is a very good opponent, she is in good form, she hits the ball very hard, I have to adjust and adapt, it is a very difficult game. I am very happy to be able to survive, thank you You are very grateful for all your support today,” Raducanu told Amazon Prime Video.
“I have an absolutely amazing team, and I also have a team in my hometown that can’t come here-I believe they are watching, I hope!
“Thank you very much, I hope you can be with me, but everything we have been working hard is shown here.
“In my last few serve games, the score is 0-30, so it’s very important to keep, one point at a time, and try to focus on what I can control-Belinda will fight to the end, but I really It’s nice to come through that.
“There are so many young players doing so well here, showing how strong the next generation is-everyone is on their own track, so I’m just here to do things that I can control. This is my own journey.”
