In the first US Open final between two unseeded players, 18-year-old Emma Raducanu took home her first Grand Slam championship. That is when she defeated 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam, also doing so in just the second Grand Slam tournament of her career.

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With the victory, Raducanu became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977. Wade was also the last British woman to win the US Open, back in 1968. Moreover, Raducanu is also the youngest women's tennis player to win a major. Although, since Maria Sharapova upset Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final. 

It wasn't only a few months ago when Raducanu made her Women's Tennis Association (WTA) main draw debut at the 2021 Nottingham Open in June. Where she entered the tournament as a wild card. Later that month, she made her main draw Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon, again as a wild card. Raducanu made it all the way to the fourth round at Wimbledon. She also becomes the youngest British woman to reach the last 16 in the Open Era. Moreover, the 2021 US Open was just her second career Grand Slam. Also she had never played a top-40 player until competing in New York. On Monday, Raducanu will rise from No. 150 to No. 23 in the WTA rankings.

Emma Raducanu in her post-match interview :

"Thank you to everyone here in New York", "Thank you all for making me feel so at home from my first qualifying match all the way to the final. I loved playing in front of you and you've really spurred me on in some very difficult moments."

Emma Raducanu, said in her post-match interview

If winning a Grand Slam tournament as a qualifier wasn't impressive enough, Raducanu did so, dominantly, never having dropped a set en route to her victory. Raducanu is the first women's player to win the US Open without losing a set since Serena Williams in 2014. Raducanu played 14 sets this tournament, and won every single one. If you include her three qualifying matches where she won six sets, that's 20 straight set wins.

Often times in tennis, the quality of the match is not determined by the final score line. Despite Raducanu winning in straight sets, Fernandez put on an incredible display of tennis especially for a 19-year-old competing on the big stage in New York for the first time. For the pair of youngsters, the final was reflective of each of their US Open tournaments with Fernandez fighting from behind, able to adjust accordingly in real-time and Raducanu hanging on to control of the match, keeping her composure and precision on every shot.

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Leylah Fernandez in her post-match interview :

"I'm very proud of myself with the way I've played these last two weeks", "Especially having the crowd, the New York crowd has been amazing. Having you guys cheer me on, thank you so much, New York. Thank you."

Leylah Fernandez, said in her post-match interview.

Once again, another women's singles Grand Slam tournament has highlighted the depth in women's tennis at the moment. In 2021, there was a different champion in each of four majors; Naomi Osaka at Australian Open, Barbora Krejčíková at the French Open, Ash Barty at Wimbledon and now Raducanu at the US Open. The future of women's tennis is bright, and it looks to stay competitive as there are many talented players on tour hungrier than ever and looking to win their first Grand Slam title.

Road to the Final :

Emma Raducanu

Round 1: def. Stefanie Vögele, 6-2, 6-3
Round 2: def. Zhang Shuai, 6-2, 6-4
Round 3: def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6-0, 6-1
Round 4: def. Shelby Rogers, 6-2, 6-1
Quarter Final : def. No. 11 Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 6-4
Semi Final : def. No. 17 Maria Sakkari, 6-1, 6-4

Leylah Fernandez

Round 1: def. Ana Konjuh, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Round 2: def. Kaia Kanepi, 7-5, 7-5
Round 3: def. No. 3 Naomi Osaka, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
Round 4: def. No. 16 Angelique Kerber, 4-6, 7-6( 7-5), 6-2
Quarter Final : def. No. 5 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
Semi Final : def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-4

The US Open Championships is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world. It is also known as the U.S. National Championship. It is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. The tournament first started in 1987, which consisted of five primary championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Here we will look at the US Open champion (women) from the last 10 years.

The US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three are the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. Aryna Sabalenka joined the list of women's singles champions at the US Open 2024 in the Open era with her victory over Jessica Pegula. She is the first Belarusian to get her hands on the US Open. Similarly, there are many more champions who have won women's singles titles in US Open. So, let's have a look at the women's US Open champion list from the last 10 years.

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1. 2015 US Open Champion | Flavia Pennetta

Italy's Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian, and her childhood friend, Roberta Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 for her first Grand Slam championship title. Pennetta was competing in her 49th major main draw, setting a new record for the most appearances in major main draws before reaching a final. At age 34, Pennetta became the oldest first-time Grand Slam champion in the US Open. Shortly after her win, Pennetta announced she would retire from tennis.

2. 2016 US Open Champion | Angelique Kerber 

German tennis player Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to earn her second major singles title. Kerber, who won the Australian Open that same year, became the first player to win both hard-court majors in the same year since Martina Hingis in 1997. She also attained the world No. 1 ranking for the first time after Serena Williams failed to reach the final.

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3. 2017 US Open Champion | Sloane Stephens

At the 2017 US Open, unseeded Sloan Stephens prevailed over Madison Keys in the first all-American women's singles championship since the Williams sisters went head-to-head in 2002. During just one hour of play, Stephens defeated Keys 6-3, 6-0. It was her first major title. Stephens became the second unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the title after Kim Clijsters in 2009.

4. 2018 US Open Champion | Naomi Osaka

In a breakout performance at the 2018 US Open, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 to become Japan's first-ever tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She lost only one set during the tournament, to Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round. Following the win, Osaka also made her top 10 rankings debut. If Williams won the title, she would have tied Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

5. 2019 US Open Champion | Bianca Andreescu

Canadian tennis player Bianca Andreescu won her first Grand Slam trophy at the 2019 US Open. She defeated 23-time winner Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5. Andreescu became the first Canadian, as well as the first player born in the 2000s, to win a major singles title. In addition, she was the youngest person since Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2004 to win a major singles title, and the first woman to win the US Open on her main draw debut. Andreescu also became the first Canadian to reach the semifinals in the tournament since Carling Bassett-Seguso in 1984 and she was also the first Canadian woman to reach the final in any major since Eugenie Bouchard in the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

6. 2020 US Open Champion | Naomi Osaka

Japan's Naomi Osaka won her second US Open singles title in just three years at the 2020 US Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Osaka also became the first woman since Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in 1994 to win the US Open after dropping the first set. It was also her third major title overall. Osaka became the first player from an Asian country (excluding Russia) to win three major singles titles, the first player since Jennifer Capriati to win three such titles in three attempts.

7. 2021 US Open Champion | Emma Raducanu

It was a battle between teenage upstarts Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez at the 2021 US Open. British qualifier Raducanu defeated Fernandez in the final, 6-4, 6-3, to win her first Grand Slam title. she became the first British woman to win a singles major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, and the second player to win the US Open on her debut after Bianca Andreescu in 2019. Aged 18, she also became the youngest major champion since Maria Sharapova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships.  

8. 2022 US Open Champion | Iga Świątek 

In the 2022 US Open women's final, Iga Świątek battled past Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) for her second Grand Slam win of the season. With this win, Swiatek became the first woman to win seven titles in one year since Serena Williams in 2014. The world No1 also matched a Serena Williams record by claiming her tenth straight finals victory. Moreover, Świątek became the first Polish woman in the Open Era to reach the US Open quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. Świątek also became the youngest woman to win three majors since Maria Sharapova in 2008.

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9. 2023 US Open Champion | Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff stopped Aryna Sabalenka's juggernaut in the US Open 2023 final to earn her maiden Grand Slam title. With this triumph, she emerged as the first American player to secure a US Open singles title since Sloane Stephens in 2017. Gauff also became the youngest American to win the US Open women's singles title since 17-year-old Serena Williams did it in 1999. 

Moreover, Gauff had become the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history, making it to the fourth round during her Grand Slam debut in 2019. After a shattering loss during last year's French Open, Gauff has come back strongly to win the titles in Washington and Cincinnati. 

10. 2024 US Open Champion | Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won US Open 2024 women's singles title. Sabalenka defeated America's Jessica Pegula in consecutive sets 7-5, 7-5 in the final. This is her first US Open title and third Grand Slam title. Earlier, she had won the Australian Open title in 2023 and 2024. Apart from this, Sabalenka has reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2021 and 2023 and French Open in 2023. Her current ranking is number two.

Sabalenka also became the first Belarusian to get her hands on the US Open and the fifth woman to win the Australian Open and US Open in the same year, besides legendary players like Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Angelique Kerber and Martina Hingis. 

The US Open Championships is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world. It is also known as the U.S. National Championship. It is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. The tournament first started in 1987, which consisted of five primary championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Here we will look at the US Open champion (men) from the last 10 years.

The US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three are the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz in the US Open 2024 final to become the first male player from Italy to clinch the title.

Moreover, the 23-year-old Italian star also becomes just the second US Open Men's Singles champion to be born after the year 2000. Only Carlos Alcaraz has managed to achieve the feat before him in 2022. So, let's have a look at the men's US Open champion list from the last 10 years.

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1. 2015 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic once again became a hindrance to Roger Federer's record 18th Grand Slam win. The 34-year-old Federer once again reached the final and lost the title battle and that too to Djokovic in US Open 2015. It was Federer's second defeat at the hands of Djokovic in the final in New York. Djokovic defeated Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in a rain-stopped title fight. This was Djokovic's third Grand Slam win in 2015. Earlier, he had won the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

2. 2016 US Open Champion | Stan Wawrinka

Stan Wawrinka made a big upset in the final of the US Open 2016 to capture his third Grand Slam title. Third seed Wawrinka defeated top seed Novak Djokovic to win the US Open title for the first time. Swiss tennis player defeated defending champion Djokovic in the final, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3, over 12-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic in a match that lasted nearly four hours. With this win, Wawrinka took the number of her Grand Slam titles to three. Prior to this, Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 and the French Open in 2015. Moreover, after the win, Wawrinka became the oldest player to win the US Open in 46 years. Earlier, Pete Sampras won the US Open at the age of 30.

3. 2017 US Open Champion | Rafael Nadal

Spain's Rafael Nadal, the world's number one male tennis player, proved his dominance in the US Open 2017 by capturing the title. Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-4 in the final in New York. This was Nadal's 16th Grand Slam title. Nadal had previously won the US Open in 2010 and 2013 as well. Nadal has also won the French Open 10 times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017), Wimbledon twice (2008, 2010) and the Australian Open (2009).

4. 2018 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro to win his third US Open title and equaled Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles. Novak Djokovic, who played the US Open final for the eighth time, won by 6.3, 7.65, 6.3. He has also won titles here in 2011 and 2015 and was three behind Rafael Nadal and six behind Roger Federer in terms of Grand Slam titles. The Serbian player did not play the previous year due to an elbow injury. Djokovic also won the Wimbledon title that year.

5. 2019 US Open Champion | Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win the US Open 2019 title for the fourth time in a marathon match of five sets that lasted almost five hours. With this win, Nadal captured the 19th title of his career and the fourth title of the US Open. Prior to this, he won the US Open title in 2010, 2013, and 2017. It was his second Grand Slam title that year. Nadal also won the French Open that year.

6. 2020 US Open Champion | Dominic Thiem

The US Open 2020 got its new champion after six years. Germany's Alexander Zverev and Austria's Dominic Thiem both reached the finals of the US Open for the first time. Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final match of the men's category at the US Open 2020 to capture the title for the first time. It was the first time, the winner was decided through a tiebreaker. It was the first time in sixteen years, that the Big Three (Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic) were not included in the Grand Slam semi-finals. Rafael Nadal did not participate because of the Corona epidemic. Federer is on rest after two knee operations while Djokovic was ruled out for inadvertently hitting a line judge in the pre-quarters.

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7. 2021 US Open Champion | Daniil Medvedev

In a match that lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets. This was the first Grand Slam title of the Russian tennis star. Medvedev won that match 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. With this first big win, he washed away many of Novak Djokovic's dreams. If Novak Djokovic had won the US Open 2021 title, he would have been the first male player to win the career Grand Slam after 52 years. The world number one Serbian tennis star had captured all three of the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open that year. But, Medvedev became an obstacle for him on the way to the US Open.

8. 2022 US Open Champion | Carlos Alcaraz

The 19-year-old, Carlos Alcaraz has become the second youngest player in the Open Era after American great Pete Sampras. Pete Sampras won the US Open title in 1990 at the age of 19. Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud to win his first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2022. The US Open has got the youngest champion after 32 years. Carlos defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the final of the US Open 2022 to win his first Grand Slam title and become the world number one player for the first time. With this win, Alcaraz has replaced Daniil Medvedev of Russia to take the number one spot.

9. 2023 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth US Open men's singles title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the US Open 2023 final. After that, he has equaled Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles. With Roger Federer retired and Rafael Nadal planning to step away after the next season, the era of the 'Big Three' in tennis may be fading, but Djokovic, the last member of that triumvirate, proved his enduring prowess.

Moreover, the 36-year-old matched Nadal's 22 major titles in Australia and claimed the men's record by winning the Roland Garros. A loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon made Djokovic ponder a generational shift but his victories in Cincinnati and at Flushing Meadows reaffirmed his dominance in men's tennis for the time being.

10. 2024 US Open Champion | Jannik Sinner

World No.1 tennis player Jannik Sinner won the US Open 2024 men's singles title. The Italian star defeated America's Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the final. He becomes the first male player from Italy to win the US Open title. In 2015, Italy's Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title. with this win, Sinner also managed to double his lead to number one in the ATP rankings.

It is the 23-year-old's second Grand Slam title. Sinner also won the Australia Open in early 2024. Sinner has also reached the semi-finals of this year's French Open and the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. He becomes just the second US Open Men's Singles champion to be born after the year 2000. Only Carlos Alcaraz has managed to achieve the feat before him in 2022.

Novak Djokovic won his fourth US Open men's singles title after defeating Daniil Medvedev in New York on Monday. The Serbian legend registered an easy win in the first set, by 6-3. In the next set, Medvedev tried to make a comeback but lost in the tie-breaker by 7-6(5). In the third set, Djokovic eased to a 6-3 win. Novak Djokovic claimed a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 victory to match Margaret Court's record tally of 24 Grand Slams.

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Two years after suffering a stunning upset to Daniil Medvedev in the final at Flushing Meadows, the Serbian defeated Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium for his 24th major title. Two months ago, Djokovic suffered a heartbreaking five-set defeat in the Wimbledon final to Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic now owns two more majors than Rafael Nadal and four more than the retired Roger Federer.

US Open 2023:

Medvedev showed fight till the end in the US Open 2023 Final, hitting a forehand passing return winner on the serve-and-volley for love-15. But Djokovic responded with a volley winner, then watched Medvedev send a forehand sailing past the baseline for 30-15.

A rally of 21 shots ensued and Medvedev tried to win it with a backhand into the corner but missed a Championship point for Djokovic at 40-30. Novak Djokovic became the US Open champion for a fourth time.

Novak Djokovic shares a moment with his daughter. 😍pic.twitter.com/duwYtlybH4

— Danny 🐊 (@DjokovicFan_) September 10, 2023

"I fell in love with tennis. No one has played tennis in my family before, so it was quite a choice I must say," Djokovic said. "But incredible resilience, just belief from my parents, from all the people around me all these years. My wife my kids, my team, everyone that is there, this is your trophy as much as it is mine. This is your success. I love you," he added.

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka will play the women's singles final of the US Open 2023 tennis tournament for the first time in New York on Sunday.

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Meanwhile, American teenage sensation Coco Gauff will play the Grand Slam final for the second time in her career after a straight sets win against Karolina Muchova in the US Open 2023 semifinal. Gauff defeated Muchova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday night to reach her first women's singles final at Flushing Meadows. Gauff, seeded sixth, has won 11 consecutive matches, the best streak of her career, and has won 17 of 18 matches, including titles in Washington DC and Cincinnati.

In addition, 19-year-old Gauff has become the youngest American female player to participate in the US Open final since Serena Williams in 1999. She is trying to become the fourth American woman to win the title this century, after Serena, her sister Venus and Sloane Stephens. Moreover, Gauff is the youngest woman to appear in multiple Grand Slam finals (including 2020 Roland Garros) since Maria Sharapova (2004 Wimbledon and 2006 US Open) and the youngest to do so since Monica Seles from 1990–93.

On the other hand, Aryna Sabalenka, the WTA No. 1 in-waiting, won the semi-finals against Madison Keys 0-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(5) to advance to her first US Open final. The 25-year-old Belarusian had not lost a set on her way to the US Open 2023 semi-finals. After officially rising to the top of the rankings following the US Open, Sabalenka has continued her impressive run at major tournaments with her second Slam final this year. She was also the first player to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events in the same year since Serena did so in 2016.

Moreover, the win after midnight is Sabalenka's 50th match win of the year. This is the first time in her career that Sabalenka has achieved the highest number of tour-level wins in a season.

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Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka: Head to Head Record

Played: 5 | Gauff: 3 | Sabalenka: 2

• 2023 Indian Wells, Quarterfinals: Sabalenka won 6-4, 6-0
• 2022 Toronto, Third Round: Gauff won 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4)
• 2021 Rome, Third Round: Gauff won 7-5, 6-3
• 2020 Ostrava, Second Round: Sabalenka won 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(2)
• 2020 Lexington, Second Round: Gauff won 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4

When and where to watch US Open 2023 women's singles final?

The US Open 2023 final between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka is scheduled to start at 1:30 AM IST on Sunday and will be telecast live on Sony Sports network while the live streaming will be available on Sony Liv.

Daniil Medvedev entered the US Open 2023 final by defeating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling semi-final on Friday night.

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Third-seeded Russian player Medvedev defeated Alcaraz 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in a thrilling match that lasted three hours and 19 minutes on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. With this victory, Medvedev also avenged his defeat against Alcaraz in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Alcaraz defeated Medvedev 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-finals. Alcaraz was also the defending champion of the US Open 2022.

Medvedev will face world number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the US Open 2023 final. This will be a rematch of the 2021 US Open final. In 2021, Medvedev dashed Djokovic's career Grand Slam hopes by defeating him in the final.

After winning the first set in the tie breaker, the second set was easily won by Medvedev 6-1. Alcaraz made a strong comeback after this in the third set, taking the match to the fourth set. After that, Medvedev won the match 6-3. However, it will not be easy for him to defeat Djokovic, who recently defeated Alcaraz in a fun and tough match in the final of the Cincinnati Masters. Djokovic defeated America's Ben Shelton in consecutive sets 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 in the US Open 2023 semi-finals.

Meanwhile, 36-year-old Djokovic reached the US Open final for the seventh time. The match against Shelton was also his 100th match in this Grand Slam tournament. He looked very happy after the victory. If he wins the US Open 2023 final, he will become the oldest player to win the US Open in the Open Era. Moreover, with this, he will also equal Margaret Court's record of winning the most Grand Slams for men and women. He will take the court for the 24th Grand Slam title. This Serbian player has also won 22 of his last 23 Grand Slam semi-final matches.

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Djokovic last won the US Open title in 2018. After this tournament, Djokovic will again become world number one. He has reached the finals of all four major tournaments in the same year for the third time. Djokovic will try to win three Grand Slams in the same season for the fourth time in his career.