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Emma Raducanu hailed by Boris Johnson and Stephen Fry as 18-year-old completes sensational US Open win over Fernandez

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EMMA RADUCANU made history as the British superstar won the US Open on Saturday night.

And famous faces from across the world were quick to hail the 18-year-old’s heroic achievements in New York.

Emma Raducanu produced one of the greatest sporting achievements ever and famous faces from across the globe have heaped praise on her achievements

Raducanu beat Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 at the Arthur Ashe stadium to become the first qualifier ever to win the tournament.

She didn’t drop a single set on the way to glory in one of the greatest sporting achievements of all time.

And prime minister Boris Johnson led the tributes as Marcus Rashford, Stephen Fry and Gary Lineker were just some of the other stars to chime in.

Johnson said: “What a sensational match!

“Huge congratulations to @EmmaRaducanu .

“You showed extraordinary skill, poise and guts and we are all hugely proud of you.”

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Fry tweeted: “What a glorious day for two remarkable young women.

“Yes, it may be ‘only’ sport, but in that ‘only’ there can be found so much of human joy, despair, glory, disappointment, wonder and hope.

“A brief flicker of light in a dark world.”

Manchester United ace Rashford wrote: “Look at that bounce back @EmmaRaducanu US Open champion, amazing. Congratulations.”

Lineker – who was presenting Match of the Day at the time – tweeted: “First time in my life I’ve ever tweeted whilst on air but my goodness what a performance, what a triumph, what an amazing young woman.

“Congratulations @EmmaRaducanu on a truly staggering achievement. US Open winner at 18 without losing a set. Extraordinarily fabulous.”

Michael Grande tweeted: “Sports Personality of the Year will be a foregone conclusion.”

‘IT’S A JOKE! UNBELIEVABLE’

And British tennis icon Tim Henman was courtside and was full of emotion after Raducanu’s win.

He said: “It’s an absolute joke, I’m shaking and my legs are like jelly.

“I can’t believe how resilient she was and the quality of tennis. These champions find a way to get it done.

“She executed at such a high level. On the day Raducanu was too good.

“She made it look ridiculously easy but she has the mental toughness in spades.

“Such good quality but she has the belief, she’s never blinked. She had a medical timeout serving for the match – it’s a joke, unbelievable!

“She is going to win more of these, she’s not some flash-in the-pan fairy-tale.

“Her world is going to go upside down and it’s going to be one hell of a ride as long as she can stay injury-free.

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“If you could say she would qualify and win a round she’d have signed for that in a heartbeat.”

Although most of the pre and post-match reaction to Raducanu’s achievements was positive, Piers Morgan decided to repeat his ‘choke’ jibe just before she took to the court.

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