I wonder if there will be West Asian women making Grand Slam tennis history in the near future.
At only 18 years old, Emma Raducanu accomplished a feat on Saturday (9/11/2021) that very few could have predicted, winning the U.S. Open title. Representing the United Kingdom, Raducanu bested 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez for the win with a final score of 6-4, 6-3, in a final that was already an anomaly as the first time it's been exclusively teens squaring off in the final in more than 20 years. Raducanu's performance at the U.S. Open had already made history even before her win: she competed as a qualifier, and was the first qualifier in either men's or women's tennis to even make it the finals of a Grand Slam tournament, according to CNN. Although Raducanu has dual citizenship in Canada and the U.K., her monumental win is a big deal for Britain in particular; she's the first female British player to win a Grand Slam event in 44 years. The last was Virginia Wade, who had lifted up the Wimbledon trophy in 1977.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/12/10364...tennis-history
At only 18 years old, Emma Raducanu accomplished a feat on Saturday (9/11/2021) that very few could have predicted, winning the U.S. Open title. Representing the United Kingdom, Raducanu bested 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez for the win with a final score of 6-4, 6-3, in a final that was already an anomaly as the first time it's been exclusively teens squaring off in the final in more than 20 years. Raducanu's performance at the U.S. Open had already made history even before her win: she competed as a qualifier, and was the first qualifier in either men's or women's tennis to even make it the finals of a Grand Slam tournament, according to CNN. Although Raducanu has dual citizenship in Canada and the U.K., her monumental win is a big deal for Britain in particular; she's the first female British player to win a Grand Slam event in 44 years. The last was Virginia Wade, who had lifted up the Wimbledon trophy in 1977.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/12/10364...tennis-history