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Raducanu’s US Open win draws praise from Thiem
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Emma Raducanu’s US Open victory is among the “greatest achievements” in women’s sport, men’s world No. 8 Dominic Thiem said.
The 18-year-old Briton stunned the sports world by beating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez at Flushing Meadows in New York to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.
Raducanu also became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years.
“For me, it’s one of the greatest achievements ever in women’s sports,” Thiem told Omnisport on Monday.
“It’s an incredible journey if you look at the stats. She didn’t lose one set the whole tournament. She came from qualifying and she didn’t even play one tiebreak.
“That’s simply amazing and something that probably was never witnessed before.
“And also the way she plays, her technique, the way she moves, somehow she brought it up to a new level for the whole game ... it was great to see.”
Andy Murray has also described Raducanu’s triumph as “very special.”
“It was incredible what she did there,” Murray, who himself ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion when he beat Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final, told the BBC.
“What she did in New York was very special, a huge boost for British tennis and gives hopefully the governing bodies an opportunity to capitalize on that and get more and more kids involved in the sport. It’s great what she did and a huge opportunity for British tennis now.”
The 34-year-old Murray, who has long shouldered the burden of British tennis, said he knew how good Raducanu was when she reached the Wimbledon fourth round earlier this year.
Raducanu, whose father is Romanian and mother Chinese, climbed 127 places to 23rd spot in the world rankings after her victory at Flushing Meadows.
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