Twitter reacts to 18 year-old Emma Raducanu winning US Open

By Amy Kaplan | Sep 11, 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates winning championship point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Twitter reacts to 18 year-old Emma Raducanu winning US Open.

An 18-year-old has just won the US Open. Think back to when you were 18 and let that sink in. What an incredible feat. British teenager Emma Raducanu won the US Open on straight-sets over Leylah Fernandez of Canada on Saturday.

Raducanu beat Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to win her first Grand Slam title.

Twitter lit up when her win was announced showering her with love.

Iconic. pic.twitter.com/fByh5ZDFu4
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) September 11, 2021

https://twitter.com/OfficialPLT/status/1436819879504588800?s=20

https://twitter.com/Talkswithpod/status/1436820937547022339?s=20

emma raducanu now on the pantheon of britsh sporting greats, up there with lewis hamilton, andy murray, tyson fury
— invincible under the sun (@mostillusive) September 11, 2021

https://twitter.com/LaurenAmosx/status/1436820936188104704?s=20

#justwow #USOpen2021 #EmmaRaducanu 1st ever qualifier to win #grandslam. Not simply her fabulous #tennis, but the thing that makes #winners #emotional #maturity & well beyond her years. Undoubtedly many more to come. #history in making. #Excellence pic.twitter.com/YWKWI6EFld
— Philip Gimmack (@EQworkscoaching) September 11, 2021

Get in! Qualifier to Champion! Congrats @EmmaRaducanu! pic.twitter.com/TUfPkjhxwt
— Reece (@reecesmiler) September 11, 2021

Even the British royal family tweeted appreciation for Raducanu.

'I have no doubt your outstanding performance, and that of your opponent Leylah Fernandez, will inspire the next generation of tennis players.'

Read The Queen's message to @EmmaRaducanu in full: https://t.co/m5lxaH7kKi pic.twitter.com/aFSaCisDC0
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 11, 2021

Her story is absolutely incredible.

She was ranked 150th in the world and became the first player to win a Grand Slam title after surviving the qualifying tournament and the first British woman to win since 1977.

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