Look! British teen Raducanu reaches US Open semi-finals after beating Bencic

Emma Raducanu of the United Kingdom serves against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during her Women’s Singles quarterfinals match on Day Ten of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

The British teenager continued her fairytale run at the US Open by reaching the semi-finals with a dominant straight-set win over Swiss 11th seed Bencic. But her run was so surprising even to her that she had booked flights back to the UK a fortnight ago!

Bencic was left increasingly frustrated as the Kent teenager completed another remarkable victory.

After the slow start, Raducanu hit the sideline with a fizzing forehand that helped her hold the third game and get on the scoreboard for the first time.

She showed all of her quality and composure in a 6-3 6-4 win. Victory means she will rise to the cusp of the world's top 50 and become the British women's number one.

In only her second Grand Slam appearance, world number 150 Raducanu has become only the third woman ranked outside the top 100 to reach a US Open semi-final.

When she sealed victory with her first match point, Raducanu clasped her head with her hands.

The 24-year-old Olympic champion Bencic sportingly came around the net to warmly embrace the victor.

A beaming smile broke out across the Briton's face as she pointed to her team - in a mixture of shock and celebration - and contemplated what she had just achieved on Arthur Ashe Stadium.