Here is the report.
We’ll sign off here but Tumaini Carayol’s match report will be here posted here shortly. Bye!
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Elsewhere, South Africa’s Lloyd Harris has reached the first grand slam quarter-final of his career after overcoming the 6ft 11in American Reilly Opelka in four sets. Harris is a relatively puny 6ft 4in but sent down 36 aces to Opelka’s 24 to reach the last eight. He’ll play Alexander Zverev for a place in the semis.
Raducanu is asked about the success of other teenagers at this year’s tournament and how she felt watching them progress yesterday. “I wanted to join them,” she says. “But everyone is on their own trajectory and concentrate on my own game.”
Virginia Wade, who won the US Open in 1968, was at Flushing Meadows today to watch Raducanu. The teenager is asked how she feels seeing her fellow Briton in the crowd. “Thank yo so much for watching my match,” she says. “You are an absolute legend and I’m so honoured to have you here.
She is then asked about her next opponent, Belinda Bencic “Belinda is a great player in great form so I will need to bring it,” she replies.
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A calm, competent performance from Raducanu who looked completely at ease on Arthur Ashe today. She was good when she needed to be but it was a flat performance from Rogers.
Raducanu then speaks to Pam Shriver. “It feels absolutely amazing to be here at the US Open ... I’m so happy to have come through and overcome some of the nerves at the beginning”.
Emma Raducanu wins 6-2, 6-1!
So, Raducanu serves to reach her first grand slam quarter-final. A big serve out wide wins her the first point of the game before Rogers responds with a big forehand. Another winner – this time a backhand – gives Rogers two break points. The pressure is off now and she’s taking her shots! But a lovely volley at the net from Raducanu makes it 30-40 and we’re at deuce after yet another good serve. A backhand brings up match point. She takes a rip but her forehand is just out. She has another chance a couple of shots later. And another misplaced shot means another deuce. Then it’s Rogers who appears to take control with another winner and a break point, saved by Raducanu. For the first time, the Briton looks a little ragged. But Rogers helps her out and nets her shot and Emma Raducanu is a US Open quarter-finalist!
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Second set: Raducanu 6-2, 5-1 Rogers* (*denotes server)
So, Raducanu has a chance to win this one in under an hour. Remember she was 0-2 down in the first set. She has the court wide open at 0-15 but can’t put away her forehand. Then Rogers’ best point of the match – a subtle volley fives her a 30-15 lead. But, as so often in this match, she can’t put two good points in a row and we’re at 30-30. She does, however, hold winning her first game in 12 attempts.
Second set: *Raducanu 6-2, 5-0 Rogers (*denotes server)
Another run of poor shots from Rogers gives Raducanu a 40-0 lead. A lovely forehand from Rogers is too good for the Briton and we’re at 40-15. But another errant shot from Rogers means Raducanu has won 11 (eleven) games in a row. And she’s just one game from the quarter-finals.
Second set: Raducanu 6-2, 4-0 Rogers* (*denotes server)
The ESPN commentary team note that Rogers had a tough doubles match yesterday, following her emotional and hard-fought victory over Ash Barty on Saturday. The after effects of those two contests may be being felt now. Rogers’ 18th backhand error gifts Raducanu a 0-30 lead. Then a double fault deals the love break. Good for the Briton but a shame for Rogers after her wonderful performance at the weekend.
Second set: *Raducanu 6-2, 3-0 Rogers (*denotes server)
While Raducanu has been dynamic – when she has needed to be – Rogers has looked very flat. But she has something going at 0-30. A good, wide serve makes it 15-30 and then Rogers mishits a return for 30-30. An ace gives game point for Raducanu. Which she takes after a tired forehand from Rogers.
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Second set: Raducanu 6-2, 2-0 Rogers* (*denotes server)
The crowd gets some big cheers from her home crowd as she steps up for her first serve of the second set. But the mistakes continue and her 21st unforced error makes it 15-40. It’s the 18-year-old Raducanu who looks the veteran now. And a forehand winner seals the break – she has now won seven games in a row.
Second set: *Raducanu 6-2, 1-0 Rogers (*denotes server)
Raducanu was superb in that first set - at least after recovering from an opening wobble. But Rogers played nowhere near the level she displayed when beating Ash Barty in the third round. The American hit 18 unforced errors to Raducanu’s nine in the first set. Also worth remembering: Rogers was a double-break down in the final set against Barty, so don’t count her out. She gets to 30-30 in the second set opener but her 14th backhand unforced error (Raducanu has one) gives her opponent the chance to hold at 40-30. Which she does.
Emma Raducanu wins the first set 6-2
Raducanu has looked extremely calm throughout today’s match. If there are any nerves, there are no visible signs. The only signs of any disturbance come when she is 15-40 up with two set points and asks the umpire to clamp down on people moving around in the crowd. She seals the opening set with a huge forehand that Rogers can’t get anywhere near. Raducanu was 0-2 down and then reeled off six games in a row!
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First set: *Raducanu 5-2 Rogers (*denotes server)
Cheers from the home crowd as a poor shot from Raducanu dribbles into the net to give Rogers a 0-30 lead. But there are plenty of fans going for Raducanu in the crowd and there is a decent amount of noise as the Briton pulls it back to 30-30 after another unforced error from Rogers. An ace - the second of the game - seals it. Raducanu is a hold away from winning the first set.
First set: Raducanu 4-2 Rogers* (*denotes server)
Rogers leads the unforced error count 12-7, a good reason why she’s 0-30 down fairly quickly. And pretty soon that turns to 0-40. Raducanu tries a big winner with three break points to play with but her shot flies wide. Another big forehand misses and we’re at 30-40. But Rogers nets on the next point and Raducanu has the break!
First set: *Raducanu 3-2 Rogers (*denotes server)
Raducanu clearly got a boost from that break in the last game and sails through for an easy hold.
First set: Raducanu 2-2 Rogers* (*denotes server)
Rogers’ serve looks good so far today - the best part of her game. But she has given her opponent chances with some wayward shots and it’s 30-40 after she hits the net. Raducanu scents her chance on second serve and it’s taken – after a long forehand from Rogers gives her the break.
First set: *Raducanu 1-2 Rogers (*denotes server)
An unlucky start for Raducanu after a return from Rogers hits the net cord and plops over to give the American a 0-15 lead. She recovers but a double fault brings up 15-30 then an overhit forehand gives two break point chances for Rogers. Raducau gives a yell of delight after saving both of them and goes on to hold. A good comeback from the Briton after the first set looked like it was getting away from her.
First set: Raducanu 0-2 Rogers* (*denotes server)
Rogers’ first serve of the game is straight down the middle and too good for Raducanu. But Raducanu claws her way back into the game and has a chance to break at 30-40, which Rogers wins after another good serve puts the Briton on the defensive. Rogers goes on to hold.
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First set: *Raducanu 0-1 Rogers (*denotes server)
Raducanu won the toss and will serve first. I throughly researched this match by going outside for a coffee earlier and can report that it’s a beautiful day in New York: one of the three a year where it’s not oppressively hot or horrifyingly cold.
Rogers has 10 years on her opponent but matches the younger woman for energy in the opening game – and has a break point that Raducanu saves with a scorching forehand. Rogers comes back with a nice angled forehand of her own to get another break at deuce but this time an unforced error keeps Raducanu in the game. But a few loose shots from the Briton hands the break to her opponent.
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The winner of this match will face the No11 seed Belinda Bencic in the quarter-finals. She beat the No 7 seed Iga Świątek earlier today thanks, in part, to an epic first set tiebreak, which she won 14-12.
The players are now on court and we’ll be starting the match in the next few minutes.
Much has been written about Raducanu and no doubt that will continue to be the case for the immediate future (the New York Times led its preview of this match on the Briton rather than the American Rogers today) but Rogers is a very dangerous player. Although she’s ranked in the 40s she has a good record in grand slams this year - she reached the fourth round in Melbourne, the third round at Wimbledon and was a quarter-finalist here last year, where she lost to the eventual champion, Naomi Osaka. And she hasn’t been too bad this year either: she beat the world No1, Ash Barty in the last round. Here’s how she did it:
Alexander Zverev has just beaten Jannik Sinner in straight sets (although Sinner really should have won the third set tiebreak) so it’s Raducanu v Rogers next on Arthur Ashe. The players should be on court shortly...
Tom will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s Tumaini Carayol on the rise of teenagers at this year’s tournament:
As Leylah Annie Fernandez basked in the joy of her improbable third round comeback win over Naomi Osaka earlier last week, she was asked on the court in her post-match interview at what point she truly believed that she could topple such a champion. Her response was immediate. “From the very beginning,” Fernandez said. The crowd reacted with a surprised murmur. “Right before the match, I knew I was able to win.”
Against Osaka, Fernandez had trailed 7-5, 6-5 as the third seed served for a straight-sets win. Two days later, Angelique Kerber led their contest and appeared to have taken the upper hand in a tight tussle. Both times that Fernandez found herself at the cliff edge, she elevated her level and recovered her footing to win.
Her win on Sunday against Kerber, who had played well herself, was even more impressive. After falling down a set and a break, Fernandez snatched control of the match by exhibiting all of the various qualities that define her game: her athleticism, her forehand’s sublime racquet head speed, her court sense and the return of serve that ravaged Kerber throughout.
Not long after Fernandez had reached her maiden quarter-final in a major, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain followed. Alcaraz had already pulled off a stunning upset of Stefanos Tsitsipas, the third seed, by complementing his nuclear groundstrokes with delicate drop shots and athleticism.
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