In 2021, Emma Raducanu became  the first qualifier (male or female) to win a Grand Slam singles title.

She won the 2021 US Open without dropping a set in any of her 10  matches (including qualifiers).

She became the youngest Grand  Slam champion since 2004 and youngest British major winner in  the Open Era (age 18).

She became the first British woman  to win a Grand Slam singles title  since 1977, ending a 44-year  drought.

She won the US Open on her  second Grand Slam main-draw appearance—an Open Era record.

She was the lowest-ranked woman (world No. 150) to win a Grand Slam singles title.