Emma raducanu, British, number 150 in the WTA, fulfilled the predictions by winning in the qualifying round of the US Open in one hour and eighteen minutes by 6-1 and 6-4 to Mayar sherif, Egyptian tennis player, number 95 of the WTA. With this triumph, Raducanu adds new points to his ranking to get to participate in the US Open.
The Egyptian tennis player managed to break serve once, while the British player managed it 4 times. Likewise, the British had a 79% effectiveness in the first service, 2 double faults and managed to win 72% of the service points, while her opponent had an 80% first serve and a double fault, managing to win 48 % of service points.
The tournament New York (US Open) previously has a qualification phase in which the tennis players with the lowest rankings face to obtain their place in the official tournament against the rest of the contestants. To do this, they must achieve as many points as possible. Specifically, in this phase of the competition a total of 237 players face each other, of which 109 reach the final phase among those who qualify directly, those who manage to pass the previous qualifying phase and those who are invited. Likewise, it takes place between August 24 and September 11 on an open-air hard court.