Raducanu rolls into US Open semifinals

British 18-year-old sensation Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to reach the US Open women’s semifinals by defeating Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday. World number 150 Raducanu, only the fourth qualifier to reach a Grand Slam semifinal, made the Swiss 11th seed the highest-rated victim of her young career in making […]

British 18-year-old sensation Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to reach the US Open women’s semifinals by defeating Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday.

World number 150 Raducanu, only the fourth qualifier to reach a Grand Slam semifinal, made the Swiss 11th seed the highest-rated victim of her young career in making history on the New York hardcourts.

“It was a really tough match,” Raducanu said. “I’m really glad to have come through.”