Raducanu friends and family celebrate historic US Open final triumph

Emma Raducanu's fans cheered her to victory in the US Open final on Saturday night at her former club, Parklangley, in Bromley, London.

The 18 year-old Briton defeated Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 to claim her maiden grand slam and became the first qualifier - either male or female - to do so in the history of the sport.

She also became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade's Wimbledon triumph in 1977, some 44 years ago.

Wade, now 76, was watching from the stands at Flushing Meadows.

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