Dear US Open tennis administrators for those of us who love tennis but cannot afford to sign up to a sports channel I am so grateful to you for posting these matches. Thank you so much💖
Even if you paid for it, it won't be there forever for you yo watch. Every now and then I watch those Wimbledon classic matches. Hope this becomes a trend to other GSs
The medical timeout is the moment that differentiates a Champion and a runner-up. That was the umpire's call, not even Emma's. That call was according to the grand slam rulebook. Emma didn't want that call either because it interrupted her rhythm too, but she did what the umpire asked her to do, was completely cool and remained focused, while Leylah was upset and arguing with the empire. I said before. If Laylah had stayed calm, perhaps used the timeout to reflect how to improve her serves (her serves were certainly not at championship level in that match), she could have had a better chance to catch up. Emma did what a champion should do at that critical moment.
I don't even think the MTO mattered. If you look at Fernandez's career especially the 2021 season she has a bad record. She has not won more than 2 matches at a tournament in 14 of her 17 appearances in 2021. She is consistently trying to come from behind in almost all of her matches. That itself is makes me have less faith in that style. She may have decent attitude and energy but she gives away too many break points opportunities and unforced errors.
Staying calm is always an advantage in such situations. I still remember how many matches John McEnroe lost unnecessarily when he once again lost his self control and started shouting at umpires and opponents.
i love how emma has a stoic attitude.. i mean for her yeah u talk there while me i wouls chill and dont care... leylah should have took some timeout but she didnt sit down and relax..
After coming home to the UK, Emma watched a recording of the entire match. Later, on a BBC interview, she said she never realised how much stress her medical time out caused, showing she was totally in the zone during it's entirety, whilst Leylah wasted her time arguing over something that couldn't even be halted and would have to run it's course before the game could recommence. It was stupidly naive, and perhaps if her father had been there, something that may not have occurred. When Sakkari had to take a break to change her skirt in the semi-final with Emma, there was no histrionics from her, despite being on a 3 game winning streak. And guess what? She took the 4th game aswell when Sakkari finally returned to serve.
@@almawalker1432 She had to fight off a 2nd break (ad out) point after this (30-40). Forgot about that 2nd break point saved. Tough cookie. The ace was the cherry on the top.
I didn't see the match live (I'm not in the USA) but until I watched this, I didn't realise just how much the crowd were with Leylah and against Emma. That Emma put all that out of her mind and focussed on winning every point she could, as a qualifier on the biggest court in the world at her first final is (IMHO) remarkable
That's what amazes me. Leylah isn't even American yet the crowd were clearly North America fans. It must be mentally brutal for Emma to hear them chanting for Leylah over her. I would be somewhat depressed/upset so the fact that Emma just ignored that and played her best was amazing on Emmas part. She's a strong woman!
I think the Fernandez camp made a big effort to ingratiate her to the NY crowd throughout the tournament. Not a criticism, just an observation. Not sure how genuine it all was as her sister seemed to have to keep reminding Leylah to smile throughout the final, I guess to keep up the happy-go-lucky image they wanted to portray. Personally, I found the NY comments in Leylah’s post match speech a little too sickly and they felt a bit fake. It all seemed a little out of odds with her character as shown in the MTO meltdown and maybe a ploy to secure future NY crowd support. Just my opinion but I have the feeling if this match was replayed now, knowing everything we now know, Emma would receive a lot more support.
Leylah trying to milk the 9/11 situation was cringeworthy. It reeked of desperation. This was evident when she forgot what she wanted to say and had to ask to be given the mic again so she could just jazz up the crowd behind her, even more. Leylah must have been coached to say all that since it didn't feel natural at all. She already showed her support for 9/11 so to keep going on about it even further showed she was really trying to milk it. I'm glad Emma didn't try to behave this way.
It was classy how Emma's and her Team's calm reactions to the massive crowd supporting Leylah! Also, Emma in her presentation speech she stood above all her opponents and gave that graceful congratulations to Leylah despite the fact that a scenario during Emma's MTO. It was very nice see to see how Emma maintained her calmness when Leylah argued with the referee in front of her!
Emma is so gracious, even though Leylah complained to the referee when she was receiving treatment for a bleeding cut on her knee, she did not bear any grudge against her. During Emma's thank you speech, she made no mention of Leylah complaint to the referee. Also she was very sincere and generous in her praise of Leylah. What a Champ Emma is.
because the delay was ridiculous it was just a cut but she had a long break when Leylah was on the upper hand..its easy to zone out when you're the cause of a delay.
Emma Raducanu. In 6 months. USO champion. Earnings $14m. 2.8m followers on social media. 4th most googled athlete in the world. Brand ambassador for Dior, Tiffany & Co, Evian, British Airways, Vodafone, endorsements with Nike & Wilson. The girl is box office and this is just the start. Just WOW.
Serena won her first major in 1999 aged 18 and didn't reach another final until the US open two years later, where she lost. She won her second major in 2002. I hope the British press and public are patient with Emma and give her a chance. If she can stay focused She could end up Britain's all-time most successful tennis player.
@Andy Butler I have no expectation of Emma winning one, let alone multiple, GS, but I can certainly hope that she does. Let me edit my post: I hope the British press and public are patient with Emma and give her a chance. If she can stay focused she could possibly end up Britain's most successful post war tennis player, and hopefully join the ranks of some of those you mention. After all, Serena won her first major in 1999 aged 18 and didn't reach another final until the US open two years later, where she lost. She didn't win her second major until 2002, aged 21. Raducanu needs time and focus, and even that isn't a guarantee of success.
This was for us in the UK almost a dream come true. No way in a million years did we expect this and with every round i was just saying wow she has done so well to get this far. The final was shown live in the UK on a free to view channel and got great ratings. As a life long tennis fan the win by Emma has brought such joy and is up there with Andy winning Wimbledon and going to the London Olympics as my lifes sporting highlights.
How cool headed wasRaducanu in that final game ? Amazing composure in the face of great play by Fernandez , a few idiots in the crowd trying to put her off and applauding her service faults ( classy) the medical timeout and Fernandez histrionics while she was being treated . She just kept focused on playing each point . Remarkable
Yes! Emma is a hero for the ages! The way she crushes opponents is amazing! Towards the end she completely breaks her opponents physically, mentally emotionally! Look at the sheer power of her arms and her shots! If you see Emma's strength training routine it is just scary!!
Leylah's whining over the medical time out, the incessant hopping and fist pumping and the constant camera shots of the angry family didn't endear viewers to her. Emma stayed laser-focused on the goal, showed class and elegance from start to finish. People may have entered that stadium as Fernandez fans but then saw the true future of tennis on the other side of the net and left as Raducanu fan as well.
...and I find myself watching this AGAIN. There's something very special in Emma's game. It feels *vital* to watch, it demands your attention somehow, I just can't quite explain - bit like watching peak Fed. To think this might not be the best she'll play? Unbelievable.
I agree Andras. I see a lot of Federer in her, especially her all round play and movement. You feel she has the talent to react to anything during a rally and come out on top. She is a wonderful player.
I feel exactly the same. It’s a truly magical game. She floats and her timing is impeccable. It’s actually hypnotic and exciting. Some points she wins I just start laughing. She’s out of this world. And this is just her early game, she’s going to get better
@@morganross6399 i think the same! her movement... its very economic and full of purpose ! i WOULD not be impressed seeing this at Radwanska or Serena but its quite striking to see this at a teenager
calm down buddy, people said the same thing about Ana Ivanovic in 2008 and she won a slam on a way harder surface AND was world number 1.. then what happened.... time will tell
3rd time watching this final, And I'm still trying to work out how Emma did this. And i can only say with certainty is that she has the mental strength of a champion.
Agreed. Qualifies. Tournament. Didn't drop a set! Madness. Male or female. Goran Ivanisvic did it at Wimbledon once by qualifiers but he had already been to the semis in that competition. Amazing. Feel bad for leylah aswell.
Even though you know the outcome it's still exciting to watch this match. The crowd was by the way quite hostile towards Raducanu (I didn't notice that before) but she remained very calm and very friendly, even after Leylah's tantrum during the medical break.
@@andyelliott8027 Let's cut LF some slack; Emma is hard to match in many ways. Both are wonderful to watch and I root for both lovely and talented young ladies to continue to rise to the top.
So glad Emma Raducanu didn’t convert her first two championship points because the finish was so much more epic with her bloodied knee, medical timeout and awesome ace.
I watched this live and was so stressed I was doing pressups at every change of end. Then in the middle of the night after she had won I watched it again so I could just enjoy it without the stress. I just watched it again! Go Emma! Go London!
You know what? You just described me there 😀😂 I did exactly the same. Was too stressed watching that I couldn’t enjoy the match. Watched it twice without the stress on Sunday the following day just to savour every moment hahaha
I watched this many times , just to watch how composed and Elegant Emma is, Leylah has lot to develop has a human being. I’m sorry I can’t stand Leylah after this behavior.
Ah why did you do this to us:! :D I was up at 0300 AM to watch this match, then watched all the highlight versions MANY TIMES - now a full match uploaded LOL I'm not going to get any sleep again - it's such a cool match, something special...
what a match, and it affected me a great deal. During the tournament, after (like most) so many ups and downs in my own life, I was 50/50 on opening my own bike shop. Big risk, big rewards. Listening to Emma throughout the tournament, her comments on playing things point-by-point, focussing on what you CAN control and just following the game plan... that really helped me, and still does. 3 weeks from the final, I now have my own bicycle shop in Notting Hill, London. I'm grateful to Emma, and somehow feel my fate is tied with hers. Also, Laylah is amazing too!
Emma, watching it from Brunei many times now, all I can say: The World cannot expect a better Champion! You are Grace, Grit and Articulate! Totally the Face of what a Champion should be TODAY and TOMORROW!
So impressed with one aspect of Emma taking the prize and it bodes so well for her going forward in terms of her champion mentality. All the way to the final her popularity was growing and she was the darling of the crowd, which is great for an 18 yo kid. Easy to produce when everyone’s behind you, right? The big day arrives and now it is different, maybe 70% of the crowd is against her. Why? What’s happening? I worried it might affect her as well as helping her opponent. No problem at all when you are a true champion. Didn’t bat an eyelid, well done Emma. Magic.
The crowd likes her because she defeated the top seeded players ESPN commentator McNeary,Evert praises her and all that praises went to her head that she's so arrogant that in the end she became even have the nerve to question the umpire when Emma had a time out.Emma. never was affected by those rude crowd and she focus her mind on the game .In the meantime LF was becoming desperate to win.Her desperation turn into total despair.
@@KaitainCPS that didn't stop ms Raducanu of completely destroying her tho. I didn't watch much WTA in the last few years( probably will sound biased but ATP was far better) but with so many young women upping their game and ATP slowly fading away I started watching far more of the women stuff. Muguruza was admittedly annoyingly painful to watch. Can they gag them before the game ? Will surely bring more people to watch...
51:48 The final two points to break serve and clinch the first set are truly things of beauty in their construction and execution and show why Raducanu could be truly an elite player.
Agreed. I re-watched the final and her other matches. Emma's ability to play savvy mind games is remarkable. She is young, physically she can still develop, but her on-court strategic thinking and execution is beyond her age, and that is not something that can be easily coached. It comes with her. It is incredible she can play that level of mind games consistently throughout the entire tournament.
Leylah is a graceful winner, but a sore loser. When things don't go her way in a match, watch out. Being emotional is one thing, but being mean is another. Emma definitely deserved the medical timeout; just look at the blood oozing from her left knee.
@@rudolffabrie3233 In the Tokyo Olympics women's gold medal match between Belinda Bencic and Marketa Vondrousova, Bencic had a medical timeout for a blister on her big toe (not really serious) which stretched to 5 minutes. Vondrousova was still graceful during the timeout and in defeat.
Doesn't really matter if she 'deserved' it or not.. it wasn't even her choice. Leylah just got emotional .. which is understandable with all that pressure.
@@kevinprior3549 never mind the come on, it’s the Statue of Liberty salute that really grates on me. She didn’t do it in this match but in the other matches she did that pretty much after every point won
I don’t think it’s a big deal. She wasn’t shouting or aggressive, she was upset and crying. It’s the biggest match of her life. It didn’t affect the outcome of the match so I’m willing to let it go.
She seems to get easily upset and then loses her self control what in the end works against her. I think that's also the reason why she was continually remembered by her sister to smile, it looks as if they have trained her to smile in order to stay calm.
Emma put in her sweat and blood. When you are in complete devotion towards what you want and keep an unwavering focus, no one can deny you the success! It is waiting for you! 🎉🎊🙏
On the final game medical time out, the pressure and rhythm of play affected Emma even more when serving and 30-40 down. On top of that, the devilish dark arts deliberated a few feet away in front of her by her so called "innocent, I'm the victim, its unfair to me" opponent, added to the difficulties on such a crucial moment. Having to overcome 2 break points, Emma serves the ACE to seal the deal - this is the display of a true Champion - revealing her true fabric when under enormous pressure. THE REAL DEAL.
When you loose a final, no one remembers you. Do you remember who played Lindsay Davenport in 1999 Wimbledon final? No, but you will always remember who played with Osaka in the us open which she won. So when you create a controversy you are also making sure you will not be forgotten. And look at the blatant lie; I did not see blood ? Excuse me, it was all up there on the screens, and you were on top of her head not even needing to look up. And if you did not see blood, why in your second statement you said that you were not aware of the rules. So lies have no feet.
@@domremyuk hi I’ve been searching for the qualifiers on Amazon prime but they don’t show up, do you have direct links you can share? I would be so grateful!
Yep I agree Bob. I think Emma is going to become so popular worldwide and people will look back on this and be amazed the crowd were mostly against her. Bit like Federer in the early days before people really got to know how fantastic a player and person he was.
I thought the guy that sounded like Kermit was quite respectful of both players… I enjoyed his commentary on all these highlights videos. I listened to the match live on BBC Radio 5 live and it was very biased towards Emma.
Leylah is from Canada. We have a lot of Canadians working in NY. Plus Leyhah got the support of many Filipinos while most of Emma's supporters got stuck in England. But there were many Brits supporting their baby girl in that stadium. Even Tim Henman was there.
This was an amazing match from both players! The future of womens tennis just gets more exciting! I hope we see more success from both in many more years to come..and of course I was cheering for Emma all the way! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Yes! Towards the end she completely broke Fernandez physically and mentally! Look at the sheer power of Emma's shots! But if you see her physical training it is just scary!!
I would say 60/40. There were a lot of Brits in that stadium too. Listen to the crowd when Emma won the 1st set. If not for covid restriction, Emma would get a lot more supporters from England.
Thanks for putting the whole game up. It was riveting to watch even though I already knew the outcome! I didn't how much crowd supports Leylah had in this match. Must had been hard for Emma.
Two reasons for crowd support. First she is a Canadian and American would support a Canadian over a Briton. Second, she is a USA resident and lives in Florida. Third, Emma is Chinese origin, and Americans have lately become quite hostile against Chinese. The same reason about which Djokovic had no idea why all of a sudden Americans started to love him, he was playing against a Russian.
@@abadullahkhan9998 cut the chinese theory from there as the crowd was all behind her all the wat to the final. In the final Fernandez having more support was only logical both because she s north american and media pushed the Fernandez story more than any other.
@@TonyMacaroni1987 Racism against people of Chinese/Asian origin has become a serious problem in the US and is certainly partly the reason that the crowd was quite hostile towards Raducanu, not only in the final by the way.
Emma is a hero for the ages! The way she crushes opponents is amazing! Towards the end she completely breaks her opponents physically, mentally emotionally! Look at the sheer power in her arms! If you see Emma's strength training routine it is just scary!!
Footwork footwork footwork. Emma moves round the court like Steffi Graf with the footwork of Roger Federer. Beautiful movement to watch, seems to glide rather than run. Get the feet right and everything else follows and Emma makes her approach perfectly. If the feet are wrong, everything else you do to make the shot becomes a compromise. If only we could see Emma vs Cici Bellis, another exponent of how to move on a tennis court.
Congratulations Emma brilliant US Open win, congrats also to Fernandez on her run to the final and her effort in the final. Didn't agree at all with the argument about the medical time out when it was completely within the rules. Like the commentator said don't start acting like a teenager now, so that marred the ending a bit but didn't take away from Raducanu's amazing performances from Qualifiers to US Open Champion. Incredible
I agree that the timeout was completely legitimate but you can't be too upset with a passionate player, who has just come through a taxing run against 3 of the top five seeds, for being a little wrapped up in the moment. Incredible tournament from both players
Man are we still going on about this? Leylah admitted she didn't understand the extent of Raducanu's wound in the post-match press conference...give her a break, she just lost a major final.
@@Jossianne19130 She didn't know the extent of the injury, she didn't know the rules that you were not ALLOWED to play if you were bleeding like that. She learnt all that from the tournament director. Admitted her mistake at the post match press conference. What more do you expect from her?
@@filmneye what you said is just wrong. Emma had the #1 seed on her side. Emma beats the players who defeated the top seeds. You don't get to gram slam final by luck.
@@filmneye This is debatable. Fernandez has a losing record against most of the opponents that they have both faced. Sakkari won 6-2 6-2 over Fernandez and Rogers has won 2 matches against Fernandez. 14 of the 17 tournaments this year Fernandez has not won more than 2 matches (e.g. gone home in round 2).
I spotted the key to Emma's potential final victory in New York, during her victory over Bencic. She showed the necessary skills, but more importantly her spirit shone so uncommonly that it could carry her past the remaining significant players. Thru Leyla as I suspected already by the quarters.
Finally get to see the whole match. Emma hits hard and precise. I thought her backhand was powerful but her forehand is also pretty powerful as well. I would like to see the full match of her semi and quarterfinal and the round of 16.
Both Emma and Leylah don't hit that hard but they are precise and gutsy. If this US Open was not a fluke from either Emma or Leylah, they will be picking up many trophies in the future.
@@benthekeeshond545 Emma hits hard Ben. Her 83mph backhand winner in the 2nd set had her former coach Mark Petchey on Amazon Prime commentary gobsmacked. And Pat Cash on radio commentary described it as a rocket.
@TravelerPat whenever Emma is dragged toward the net with a Fernandez drop shot - she always hits the volley down the line and never the more natural cross court. This could be exploitable like with Zverev a couple of years back
@TravelerPat Let's hope she settles on a new coach who can help her improve in all ways shortly. Maybe Roger? Just for the fun of it?? She certainly plays, glides & dances like the FED!!
Emma was the best returner of serve of the whole tournament, and probably the one that most broke the serve of her opponent. Then her own serve was superior to her opponent in every match. That was the key to her success, breaking down her opponents confidence through her relentless attack on their serve, and then her own confidence to go for the big shots when down a break point.
yes and also emma's mental aptitude to just shut everything out and stay focused in the moment was just amazing for someone so inexperienced and only her 2nd slam.
I saw 6 times this match, but every time I feel emotions about everything what was on the court in that day, All that fight for every point and the last serve, that Ace and Emma's smile and joy was just great.Was teenagers final, but they play like a Pro, in speed and aggressive. Both of them need to work harder, Leyla serve need a lot of improvement and Emma backhand and forehand precision, but overall her game is beautiful.She's an athletic and very strong mentality, at this level even a great champions can make a lot of mistakes. Anyway ,she set a high standard, and her way is so impressive, winning all matches at US Open without dropping a single set , she make history in tennis. I hope she will choose wisely her next coach, she need someone with international experience in tennis. I wish her at next Grand Slam to say : Ups I did it again !
"Gravity of injury"?? You serious - it's just a small scratch! Cld she really see what Emma was being treated on - with a few people around her, I'm not so sure
@@eugene9660 Are you serious?! She was bleeding and - at the end - was not Emma who decided to take a break but it was imposed to her by the referee. LF convinced me, what I was suspecting already, that her IQ is way below Emma's and that's why I knew Emma would win. I would have been ashamed to comment against referee's decision given there were 100s of cameras on her and everyone would see she was wrong. Also I didn't like her family' reactions, gosh there's something wrong with these people
She is just as fake as a cold stone heart. I wonder how many people were lured by her manipulating the crowd. So arrogant even at this stage. This is just her firsr time lol. What a low life character.
Leylah would have won over a million more fans if she had just gracefully sat through Emma's injury time out without whining. To her credit, afterwards she admitted that she was wrong to complain, but sorry to say, by that time she kinda already lost me as a fan.
@@rudolffabrie3233 common sense dictates that if someone bleeds that blood needs to be stopped. How was Emma meant to play with blood running down her leg? It wasn’t just a scratch, it was running down her leg alright, by the time she sat down it run into her shoe. Duh…..
@@5mini5 In nearly all sports it's nowadays not allowed anymore to continue playing with a bleeding wound. But I remember that in the past it happened regularly for instance in rugby, soccer, etc, simply because there were at that time no rules and it was left to the player himself to decide what to do. But as said I got the impression that Leiyah thought that Emma wanted a medical break for strategic reasons not being aware that is was simply mandatory.
Every one greatly complimented Emma for her spectacular win, except for commentator CHRIS EVERT, who clearly was favoring Ms. Fernandez over the champion. Very unprofessional of her indeed. She does not qualify to be a moderator, and should be replaced!! Both Mary Carillo & Luke Jenson were in awe of Emma's unbelievable performance during and after the final championship match & proudly expressed so during the broadcast! Much thanks to these two sportscasters for their unbiased views!
Chris Evert is of course entitled to have her own opinion, on the other hand as a commentator she's also expected to be rather neutral especially when both players are non-American. It's a difficult to determine where the boundary between personal opinion and neural comment lies.
Chris Evert gave a sympathetic interview just before the Sakkari game, admiring Raducanu and giving her some tips. She has great respect for her parents too.
This is such a fantastic match, almost every moment one of high tension and drama. It really is a great advert for how great tennis matches are.The backstory of both to the final is also amazing. I hope both players will have long and successful careers.
Tennis fans in China now have more fun to watch WTA games. Hopefully. Emma Raducanu keeps improving and win more games in the WTA tournaments. Chinese fans will be behind you all the time.
How matured and calm Emma in this Final Games was Amazing.. Just go fwd for Emma and Leylah to next Championship and Grand Slam soon.. Subhanallah... Just do it.. From Malaysian fans and supporter here...
These two young ladies set the world of Women's tennis on fire!..They gave tennis a breathe of fresh air...and they both gave women's tennis the attention it needed..The new upcoming generation
I agree. Both are still very young. Once they get passed this period of teething pain it'd be great if they could keep up a consistent rivalry ala Federer/Nadal. Even their playing styles resemble those two players: the smooth all court player with great footwork vs. the lefty grind. :)
1:32:43 Does that sound like Leylah is saying "There's so little bleeding" to the US Open representative during that MTO? Because I find her excuse to the media that she was not aware that Emma was bleeding, when Emma was 2 metres or so away from her with a trail of blood running down her shin, very hard to believe.
The sad thing about watching this now in 2023 is what Emma has had to deal with since. The adulation, the expectation, the awful negative social media, the constant injuries, now surgeries.......so much pressure to stay at this high level must be immense. I hope she can come back because she is a talent. Even Leylah is finding it tough.
Tennis fans will always thank Emma for putting on one of the most beautiful grand slam winning as a beautiful smiling beautiful well spoken smart qualifiers,
Raducanu is simply head and shoulders above Fernandez in mindset, behaviour and skill. This really was not a close final, and I had the feeling mentally Emma could step it up if it was required.
she CAN do a bit more but...i have the feeling that Emma is STILL at ''the mercy'' of the day she gets. Which is VERY understandable...even looking at Serena's early career...Serena was completely unshielded on this front too at Emma's age
@@charlesdick1133 nah, saw two other players at us open wearing same outfit including yellow cap, neither was from Romania, just a Nike thing. Emma said she only had a choice of two outfits.
I saw in Raducanu's ESPN interview before the semi-final, she was saying the teenagers were doing well because they had nothing to lose, but based on the final (the only full match I've seen of Fernandez, not subscribing to UK rights holders Amazon Prime ), Fernandez didn't play like that at all - she was ultra intense as if this was her only chance to win a major. Raducanu by contrast was much more chilled, taking one point at a time and seeing what happened, as if mindful of her age and consequent other opportunities. Ultimately I think that was what separated them in a tight match points-wise, Fernandez made more errors from putting pressure on herself
It was very obvious that LF was playing like the trophy was hers to lose while Emma was playing to win. The “wrong trophy” speech of LF says it all. The moment LF beat Naomi, knowing how to drum up the crowd, NY crowd cheering for her - all that went up to her head.
Thank you so much for the full match! I hope this is going to be an historical final and moment, the first match of two future big players. Up for Leylah and Up for Emma! Grazie!
To Anabelle If your watching 🎾🎾 My thoughts exactly If this was a football match Which it ain't thank Christ! They sorry the politics of football 2050 still going on and on and on. So to the uploading crew 👍👍👍 💯Thanks.
Congrats, Emma and Leylah. That was stunning! Can't wait for the many more gruelling and gladiatorial encounters that the two of you are about to have in the future!
One is a daughter of Romanian Father and Chinese Mother, and the other is a daughter of Ecuadorian Father and Philippines mother. This is something. They are new generation from global family.
After seeing Williams' behavior, I stopped following tennis game. her rudeness really ruined the spirit of tennis. Now, I started to watch tennis again because of Emma's humbleness, elegance, intelligence, and skills. I really don't remember how many times I have watched this video.
Just noticed the big security guard at 1:38:40 had retrieved Emma's racket and was putting it back with her things in case someone tried to nick it! I'm sure Emma was grateful!
1:17:44 some guy shouted “Emma will you marry me?” 🤣😂😁😆 It distracted her a bit, poor Emma. She still won that game! Her focus on the game is out of this world! Champion Emma 🏆
Great match spoiled slightly by the sound balance between the commentary and the crowd noise. It wasn't possible to hear the former, at times, due to the excessive volume of the latter. Those sound levels should've been sorted out.
Exactly the same for me! I don’t know why I lost all interest in tennis but Raducanu and Fernandez are a breath of fresh air and I will follow both even though I am 🇬🇧
Dear US Open tennis administrators for those of us who love tennis but cannot afford to sign up to a sports channel I am so grateful to you for posting these matches. Thank you so much💖
I can but I’m too cheap …
Even if you paid for it, it won't be there forever for you yo watch. Every now and then I watch those Wimbledon classic matches. Hope this becomes a trend to other GSs
I concur! US Open for life!!
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@@mahjonglivestreaming4535 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The medical timeout is the moment that differentiates a Champion and a runner-up. That was the umpire's call, not even Emma's. That call was according to the grand slam rulebook. Emma didn't want that call either because it interrupted her rhythm too, but she did what the umpire asked her to do, was completely cool and remained focused, while Leylah was upset and arguing with the empire. I said before. If Laylah had stayed calm, perhaps used the timeout to reflect how to improve her serves (her serves were certainly not at championship level in that match), she could have had a better chance to catch up. Emma did what a champion should do at that critical moment.
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✅✅💯💯 Indeed. Also, this is why I love Emma more, she seems to be nicer.
i see a mature federer in emma very calm..
I don't even think the MTO mattered. If you look at Fernandez's career especially the 2021 season she has a bad record. She has not won more than 2 matches at a tournament in 14 of her 17 appearances in 2021. She is consistently trying to come from behind in almost all of her matches. That itself is makes me have less faith in that style. She may have decent attitude and energy but she gives away too many break points opportunities and unforced errors.
Emma zoning out when Leyla was complaining to the umpire right in-front of her sets her for the win. The ability to just block out distraction.
Staying calm is always an advantage in such situations. I still remember how many matches John McEnroe lost unnecessarily when he once again lost his self control and started shouting at umpires and opponents.
It actually had given her the fire to finish off the match with aplomb.
i love how emma has a stoic attitude.. i mean for her yeah u talk there while me i wouls chill and dont care... leylah should have took some timeout but she didnt sit down and relax..
After coming home to the UK, Emma watched a recording of the entire match. Later, on a BBC interview, she said she never realised how much stress her medical time out caused, showing she was totally in the zone during it's entirety, whilst Leylah wasted her time arguing over something that couldn't even be halted and would have to run it's course before the game could recommence. It was stupidly naive, and perhaps if her father had been there, something that may not have occurred.
When Sakkari had to take a break to change her skirt in the semi-final with Emma, there was no histrionics from her, despite being on a 3 game winning streak. And guess what? She took the 4th game aswell when Sakkari finally returned to serve.
@@almawalker1432 She had to fight off a 2nd break (ad out) point after this (30-40). Forgot about that 2nd break point saved. Tough cookie. The ace was the cherry on the top.
Seeing the whole match helps you realize how different the match was from those 12 and 16-minute video's!
I didn't see the match live (I'm not in the USA) but until I watched this, I didn't realise just how much the crowd were with Leylah and against Emma. That Emma put all that out of her mind and focussed on winning every point she could, as a qualifier on the biggest court in the world at her first final is (IMHO) remarkable
That's what amazes me. Leylah isn't even American yet the crowd were clearly North America fans. It must be mentally brutal for Emma to hear them chanting for Leylah over her. I would be somewhat depressed/upset so the fact that Emma just ignored that and played her best was amazing on Emmas part. She's a strong woman!
I think the Fernandez camp made a big effort to ingratiate her to the NY crowd throughout the tournament. Not a criticism, just an observation. Not sure how genuine it all was as her sister seemed to have to keep reminding Leylah to smile throughout the final, I guess to keep up the happy-go-lucky image they wanted to portray. Personally, I found the NY comments in Leylah’s post match speech a little too sickly and they felt a bit fake. It all seemed a little out of odds with her character as shown in the MTO meltdown and maybe a ploy to secure future NY crowd support. Just my opinion but I have the feeling if this match was replayed now, knowing everything we now know, Emma would receive a lot more support.
Leylah trying to milk the 9/11 situation was cringeworthy. It reeked of desperation. This was evident when she forgot what she wanted to say and had to ask to be given the mic again so she could just jazz up the crowd behind her, even more. Leylah must have been coached to say all that since it didn't feel natural at all. She already showed her support for 9/11 so to keep going on about it even further showed she was really trying to milk it. I'm glad Emma didn't try to behave this way.
It was classy how Emma's and her Team's calm reactions to the massive crowd supporting Leylah! Also, Emma in her presentation speech she stood above all her opponents and gave that graceful congratulations to Leylah despite the fact that a scenario during Emma's MTO. It was very nice see to see how Emma maintained her calmness when Leylah argued with the referee in front of her!
I also didn't realize the crowd was so biased until I see the full match now.
Emma is so gracious, even though Leylah complained to the referee when she was receiving treatment for a bleeding cut on her knee, she did not bear any grudge against her. During Emma's thank you speech, she made no mention of Leylah complaint to the referee. Also she was very sincere and generous in her praise of Leylah. What a Champ Emma is.
And she has to be of strong mind to deal with 90% of the audience being for Leylah!
Why would anyone mention an opponent's complaint during a grand slam winning speech lol
Iga will be dominating her for the rest of their career
@@mateuszszczurek8043 May I remind you that Iga just lost to Coco.
because the delay was ridiculous it was just a cut but she had a long break when Leylah was on the upper hand..its easy to zone out when you're the cause of a delay.
I stopped following tennis long time ago but I will be following these girls, especially Emma. Her feat will never be matched
Exactly how I feel, I haven’t watched ladies tennis since Anke Huber, Jennifer Capriati days lol. I will be following both of them 🙂
Ok Karen don't start watching tennis, sports don't need people like you to
@@harbourheightsja2383 Hello, wokey boy. Osaka and Williams move over, the new blood is in town!
Welcome back to the party!
The WTA has actually been much more interesting than the ATP for the last three years.
Emma Raducanu. In 6 months. USO champion. Earnings $14m. 2.8m followers on social media. 4th most googled athlete in the world. Brand ambassador for Dior, Tiffany & Co, Evian, British Airways, Vodafone, endorsements with Nike & Wilson. The girl is box office and this is just the start. Just WOW.
Guess not anymore :p
Add HSBC and Porsche. That’s 10 and counting…
@@PM_Sands add zero titles as well
Serena won her first major in 1999 aged 18 and didn't reach another final until the US open two years later, where she lost. She won her second major in 2002. I hope the British press and public are patient with Emma and give her a chance. If she can stay focused She could end up Britain's all-time most successful tennis player.
@Andy Butler I have no expectation of Emma winning one, let alone multiple, GS, but I can certainly hope that she does.
Let me edit my post: I hope the British press and public are patient with Emma and give her a chance. If she can stay focused she could possibly end up Britain's most successful post war tennis player, and hopefully join the ranks of some of those you mention.
After all, Serena won her first major in 1999 aged 18 and didn't reach another final until the US open two years later, where she lost. She didn't win her second major until 2002, aged 21.
Raducanu needs time and focus, and even that isn't a guarantee of success.
@Andy Butler How do you know this?
I hope she breaks all records but more then anything I hope she just stays true to herself whatever happens.
@Andy Butler She's Romanian Chinese btw
@@fitnessenthusiast6308 Great, that makes Pete Sampras Greek and Andre Agassi Iranian.
This was for us in the UK almost a dream come true. No way in a million years did we expect this and with every round i was just saying wow she has done so well to get this far. The final was shown live in the UK on a free to view channel and got great ratings. As a life long tennis fan the win by Emma has brought such joy and is up there with Andy winning Wimbledon and going to the London Olympics as my lifes sporting highlights.
Not Fr IndianWells.Emma is Out already for first Game..
@@sherry8339 very true....And she lost again at Indian Wells.
@@josephinerabago2807
You sounded like Emma lost twice at Indian Wells. Did Emma lost at Indian Wells last year?
@@benthekeeshond545 what I meant was LF.
She does England well. We love her here in the US.
This will go down as the match that made the world fall in love with Emma
How cool headed wasRaducanu in that final game ? Amazing composure in the face of great play by Fernandez , a few idiots in the crowd trying to put her off and applauding her service faults ( classy) the medical timeout and Fernandez histrionics while she was being treated . She just kept focused on playing each point . Remarkable
Emma outclassed leylah indeed! As a tennis player n as a person..
@@jen5138 She showed to be the winner playing and as a lady!!!
@@Jossianne19130 As a brand owner, I'd never get Leylah to endorse my brand. Not after that ever. Reflects badly..
Remarkable indeed! That unwavering focus is a mark of a champion! Absolutely deserving of her win!
Emma was ready to attack just about every ball hit to her. She was rarely out of position for every shot 'coz of her lightning-fast reaction time!
The reaction when Emma won the first set was pure gold.
Yes; she never did that in any of her previous wins.
It is cute.
52:23 I loved that :D She's so cool.
52:40 "Come on" ! Yep, she was pumped.
@@dogsconkers she's been losing she got lucky 😂
I'M SO EXCITED TO RELIVE THIS MATCH AS MANY TIMES AS I CAN IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY
I agree with you Dani. I can't stop watching it over and over again.
Yes! Emma is a hero for the ages! The way she crushes opponents is amazing! Towards the end she completely breaks her opponents physically, mentally emotionally! Look at the sheer power of her arms and her shots! If you see Emma's strength training routine it is just scary!!
Leylah's whining over the medical time out, the incessant hopping and fist pumping and the constant camera shots of the angry family didn't endear viewers to her. Emma stayed laser-focused on the goal, showed class and elegance from start to finish. People may have entered that stadium as Fernandez fans but then saw the true future of tennis on the other side of the net and left as Raducanu fan as well.
Angry family like lions 😁
I wonder what Steve Nash in Leylah’s Box was thinking?
Yes. That family was really something. 🤦 and Leylah got a little cocky.
Bullies.
Leylah is a great player too. But her family is so surly ………….
...and I find myself watching this AGAIN.
There's something very special in Emma's game. It feels *vital* to watch, it demands your attention somehow, I just can't quite explain - bit like watching peak Fed. To think this might not be the best she'll play? Unbelievable.
It is their amazing footwork.
I agree Andras. I see a lot of Federer in her, especially her all round play and movement. You feel she has the talent to react to anything during a rally and come out on top. She is a wonderful player.
I feel exactly the same. It’s a truly magical game. She floats and her timing is impeccable. It’s actually hypnotic and exciting. Some points she wins I just start laughing. She’s out of this world. And this is just her early game, she’s going to get better
@@morganross6399 i think the same! her movement... its very economic and full of purpose ! i WOULD not be impressed seeing this at Radwanska or Serena but its quite striking to see this at a teenager
calm down buddy, people said the same thing about Ana Ivanovic in 2008 and she won a slam on a way harder surface AND was world number 1.. then what happened.... time will tell
Emma Raducanu going be a tennis superstar!
3rd time watching this final, And I'm still trying to work out how Emma did this. And i can only say with certainty is that she has the mental strength of a champion.
It is indeed possibly the most unlikely yet at the same time most impressive sporting triumph ever, at least in racket sports
Agreed. Qualifies. Tournament. Didn't drop a set! Madness. Male or female. Goran Ivanisvic did it at Wimbledon once by qualifiers but he had already been to the semis in that competition. Amazing. Feel bad for leylah aswell.
@@scottlouis4076 I heard this mentioned on the radio. In fact Ivanisevic had a wildcard entry to the main draw.
She didn't get down on herself missing multiple break points and set points throughout the match, super impressive 👏
Well, one wins, one looses, dont act like they are superb human beings for playing a tennis match for gods sake calm down
Even though you know the outcome it's still exciting to watch this match.
The crowd was by the way quite hostile towards Raducanu (I didn't notice that before) but she remained very calm and very friendly, even after Leylah's tantrum during the medical break.
The crowd's hostility only served to make Emma's final victory that much sweeter.
Indeed...exactly at LF box
When she had that tantrum it was clear she had already lost. That was a weakness for everybody to see.
@@andyelliott8027 Let's cut LF some slack; Emma is hard to match in many ways. Both are wonderful to watch and I root for both lovely and talented young ladies to continue to rise to the top.
Totally agreed
So glad Emma Raducanu didn’t convert her first two championship points because the finish was so much more epic with her bloodied knee, medical timeout and awesome ace.
Yes and no. I rather Emma broke and won on the 1st championship point. A tidy 90 minutes with far less drama.
It should be continued, no time out until finish the set. She relaxed in 3 minutes hahaha drink of fluids ang take sweets..
@@FRS2011 it’s literally in the rules
The first two championship points were on Leylah's serve, Emma said afterwards, they were bonus points she could have a free swing at.
@@MrSitemaster2 Spoken by the 18 yo warrior - fearless!
I look at Emma and keep thinking we are seeing the unveiling of a female Federer. Charm and grace and oodles of talent. Love her.
Female Djokovic, look at her energy when she won the first set, more Djokovic like
@@velekorunoski5997 Meh, young Federer also had that kind of energy. She's overall much more like Federer in terms of star power and stylistic appeal
@@KrazyJP4 no where near federer style, Djokovic style all the way inside Emma, question is which one of the big 3 does she prefer to look up to most
@@velekorunoski5997 the answer to that is Federer, she said it in some interview.
@@TonyMacaroni1987 why do i not believe you? Prove it if you can cause...
I watched this live and was so stressed I was doing pressups at every change of end. Then in the middle of the night after she had won I watched it again so I could just enjoy it without the stress. I just watched it again! Go Emma! Go London!
You know what? You just described me there 😀😂 I did exactly the same. Was too stressed watching that I couldn’t enjoy the match. Watched it twice without the stress on Sunday the following day just to savour every moment hahaha
Emma is fantastic! Love her energy and speed! She is a tennis wonder! 👍❤👏🤩
Si es mucha energía Emma y también velocidad,la amo demasiado me enamoro muchísimo 💯♥️💪🎾😍🙋
I watched this many times , just to watch how composed and Elegant Emma is, Leylah has lot to develop has a human being. I’m sorry I can’t stand Leylah after this behavior.
Boy , are u lost… Both players were great and u focus like that ! How about your behavior ! Hmmmm …
L
@@yourmusic6110 coming from someone who failed to notice the damming outburst from Fernandez conveniently timed right before she cried about losing
I started watching tennis after radacanus win. I bet she’s inspired many young kids go girl ❤️
Ah why did you do this to us:! :D I was up at 0300 AM to watch this match, then watched all the highlight versions MANY TIMES - now a full match uploaded LOL I'm not going to get any sleep again - it's such a cool match, something special...
what a match, and it affected me a great deal.
During the tournament, after (like most) so many ups and downs in my own life, I was 50/50 on opening my own bike shop. Big risk, big rewards.
Listening to Emma throughout the tournament, her comments on playing things point-by-point, focussing on what you CAN control and just following the game plan... that really helped me, and still does.
3 weeks from the final, I now have my own bicycle shop in Notting Hill, London. I'm grateful to Emma, and somehow feel my fate is tied with hers.
Also, Laylah is amazing too!
What a touching story. Emma would be very happy to hear this for sure.
This match will go down in history as a legend!
Emma, watching it from Brunei many times now, all I can say: The World cannot expect a better Champion! You are Grace, Grit and Articulate! Totally the Face of what a Champion should be TODAY and TOMORROW!
So impressed with one aspect of Emma taking the prize and it bodes so well for her going forward in terms of her champion mentality. All the way to the final her popularity was growing and she was the darling of the crowd, which is great for an 18 yo kid. Easy to produce when everyone’s behind you, right? The big day arrives and now it is different, maybe 70% of the crowd is against her. Why? What’s happening? I worried it might affect her as well as helping her opponent. No problem at all when you are a true champion. Didn’t bat an eyelid, well done Emma. Magic.
The crowd likes her because she defeated the top seeded players
ESPN commentator McNeary,Evert praises her and all that praises went to her head that she's so arrogant that in the end she became even have the nerve to question the umpire when Emma had a time out.Emma. never was affected by those rude crowd and she focus her mind on the game .In the meantime LF was becoming desperate to win.Her desperation turn into total despair.
Actually she did have one match when most of the crowd was behind her opponent, and that was when playing Shelby Rogers in the R16.
@@KaitainCPS that didn't stop ms Raducanu of completely destroying her tho.
I didn't watch much WTA in the last few years( probably will sound biased but ATP was far better) but with so many young women upping their game and ATP slowly fading away I started watching far more of the women stuff.
Muguruza was admittedly annoyingly painful to watch. Can they gag them before the game ? Will surely bring more people to watch...
51:48 The final two points to break serve and clinch the first set are truly things of beauty in their construction and execution and show why Raducanu could be truly an elite player.
Indeed. I liked how in the first point of that sequence, how she moved her body so she could hit with the forehand rather than the easier backhand.
Beautiful setup for beautiful winning points, I agree! It is like playing chess, planning and executing her moves to get the point.
Agreed. I re-watched the final and her other matches. Emma's ability to play savvy mind games is remarkable. She is young, physically she can still develop, but her on-court strategic thinking and execution is beyond her age, and that is not something that can be easily coached. It comes with her. It is incredible she can play that level of mind games consistently throughout the entire tournament.
Leylah is a graceful winner, but a sore loser. When things don't go her way in a match, watch out. Being emotional is one thing, but being mean is another. Emma definitely deserved the medical timeout; just look at the blood oozing from her left knee.
Most players are graceful winners and sore losers, human nature.
@@rudolffabrie3233 most non American players are graceful losers.
@@rudolffabrie3233 In the Tokyo Olympics women's gold medal match between Belinda Bencic and Marketa Vondrousova, Bencic had a medical timeout for a blister on her big toe (not really serious) which stretched to 5 minutes. Vondrousova was still graceful during the timeout and in defeat.
@@rainbow2639 osaka and serena oops
Doesn't really matter if she 'deserved' it or not.. it wasn't even her choice. Leylah just got emotional .. which is understandable with all that pressure.
Leylah Fernandez has alot to learn when it comes to medical time out ...well done Emma 👏👏👏👏❤️
Yeah and cut out the Come On thing
@@kevinprior3549 never mind the come on, it’s the Statue of Liberty salute that really grates on me. She didn’t do it in this match but in the other matches she did that pretty much after every point won
Yeah, that argument with the official was a bit tasteless; it's like she would have been totally ok with the opponent's blood all over the place.
@@kevinprior3549 come on is ok. The sheepish actions are not. Reminds me something like nick kyrgios antics.
One is graceful
The other one is graceless.
It was absolutely pathetic and immature for Fernandez to cry and whine at the tournament staff when Raducanu took a medical timeout. She was BLEEDING.
I don’t think it’s a big deal. She wasn’t shouting or aggressive, she was upset and crying. It’s the biggest match of her life. It didn’t affect the outcome of the match so I’m willing to let it go.
She seems to get easily upset and then loses her self control what in the end works against her. I think that's also the reason why she was continually remembered by her sister to smile, it looks as if they have trained her to smile in order to stay calm.
Not nearly as pathetic and immature as your comment
I know right? It was very immature.
@@TheJunglecrab So you just want a bleeding player to continue the match without having their wound tended to?
Who serves out their 1st Grand Slam Final at the age of 18 with an Ace!? Emma Raducanu. 😀😍😎
Raducalously Emmazing!!
boris did at 1985 at age 17,i reckon
Emma put in her sweat and blood. When you are in complete devotion towards what you want and keep an unwavering focus, no one can deny you the success! It is waiting for you! 🎉🎊🙏
On the final game medical time out, the pressure and rhythm of play affected Emma even more when serving and 30-40 down. On top of that, the devilish dark arts deliberated a few feet away in front of her by her so called "innocent, I'm the victim, its unfair to me" opponent, added to the difficulties on such a crucial moment.
Having to overcome 2 break points, Emma serves the ACE to seal the deal - this is the display of a true Champion - revealing her true fabric when under enormous pressure. THE REAL DEAL.
✅💯✅💯
When you loose a final, no one remembers you. Do you remember who played Lindsay Davenport in 1999 Wimbledon final? No, but you will always remember who played with Osaka in the us open which she won. So when you create a controversy you are also making sure you will not be forgotten. And look at the blatant lie; I did not see blood ? Excuse me, it was all up there on the screens, and you were on top of her head not even needing to look up. And if you did not see blood, why in your second statement you said that you were not aware of the rules. So lies have no feet.
Finally, it's showing who indeed is LF.
A Monica Seles tea
@@abadullahkhan9998 it's her evil tactics and psychology manipulation and she deliberately did that right in front of Raducanu.
we will be watching it again! 🇬🇧
Thank u @usopen, please give us all emma's run in the tournament
It is on Amazon Prime, even the qualifiers with only 10 people watching (including Rad’s team)
@@domremyuk hi I’ve been searching for the qualifiers on Amazon prime but they don’t show up, do you have direct links you can share? I would be so grateful!
Who comes back to watch this today? :) Still fun to watch. Hope both gals come back to form this time.
Biased crowd and commentary toward Fernandez all the way.
Now the whole world wants a piece of the phenomenon that is Emma Raducanu.
@@toomuchjam - Yeah, it's because she beat Osaka , I'm sure. More publicity on her side of the bracket.
Yep I agree Bob. I think Emma is going to become so popular worldwide and people will look back on this and be amazed the crowd were mostly against her. Bit like Federer in the early days before people really got to know how fantastic a player and person he was.
I thought the guy that sounded like Kermit was quite respectful of both players… I enjoyed his commentary on all these highlights videos. I listened to the match live on BBC Radio 5 live and it was very biased towards Emma.
Leylah is from Canada. We have a lot of Canadians working in NY. Plus Leyhah got the support of many Filipinos while most of Emma's supporters got stuck in England. But there were many Brits supporting their baby girl in that stadium. Even Tim Henman was there.
@@benthekeeshond545
Yeah and Canada's a bit closer to New York than Britain is, well a bit with a lot of people in it at least.
Two weeks on and I am still smiling. I hope this sensational young woman knows what joy she has given aged old gits like me.
Nice comment Baz, I know the feeling.
Totally feel the same Baz. I’m glowing.
Indeed. I was just coming up to 16 years of age the last time a British woman won a grand slam and I recently turned 60.
Amazing just amazing.
Same here.
Thanks us open . Now my son can get to watch this great match which he missed for various reasons
This was an amazing match from both players! The future of womens tennis just gets more exciting! I hope we see more success from both in many more years to come..and of course I was cheering for Emma all the way! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Yes! Towards the end she completely broke Fernandez physically and mentally! Look at the sheer power of Emma's shots! But if you see her physical training it is just scary!!
They will never be in finals again... One time wonder.
I'd never get tired of watching this match. ❤️
Yes another video of the RaduGOAT!! Let’s go Emma! That’s my midnight entertainment sorted🇬🇧💪🏻😊🔥
Let's just call her raducanon for now. She will the GOAT someday!
Emma Raducanu bossed it 🇬🇧
the crowd came for leylah, emma came to claim the trophy
I would say 60/40. There were a lot of Brits in that stadium too. Listen to the crowd when Emma won the 1st set. If not for covid restriction, Emma would get a lot more supporters from England.
Well, don’t forget Canada is not far from the states.
@@benthekeeshond545 In the beginning it was at least 75/25, later on preference shifted a bit
@@Owlerycrinkie0918 France and the UK are also not far apart but don't expect the French to cheer for a British player.
@@rudolffabrie3233 Dude, he means that it is easy for Canadians to attend the match because the distant is shorter. Who cares about France?
Thanks for putting the whole game up. It was riveting to watch even though I already knew the outcome! I didn't how much crowd supports Leylah had in this match. Must had been hard for Emma.
Two reasons for crowd support. First she is a Canadian and American would support a Canadian over a Briton. Second, she is a USA resident and lives in Florida. Third, Emma is Chinese origin, and Americans have lately become quite hostile against Chinese. The same reason about which Djokovic had no idea why all of a sudden Americans started to love him, he was playing against a Russian.
Also, her parents weren't there apparently, to watch her play,
@@abadullahkhan9998 cut the chinese theory from there as the crowd was all behind her all the wat to the final. In the final Fernandez having more support was only logical both because she s north american and media pushed the Fernandez story more than any other.
@@TonyMacaroni1987 Racism against people of Chinese/Asian origin has become a serious problem in the US and is certainly partly the reason that the crowd was quite hostile towards Raducanu, not only in the final by the way.
@@abadullahkhan9998 >
I have watched this over 100 times and still can't believe the achievement!
watched it 3 times,most ever warched a tennis match
Glad to hear that I am not the only one!
10 rounds without dropping a set incredible, oh! by the way this is about my 10 time watching this Emma so proud of you 👏
Emma is a hero for the ages! The way she crushes opponents is amazing! Towards the end she completely breaks her opponents physically, mentally emotionally! Look at the sheer power in her arms! If you see Emma's strength training routine it is just scary!!
Alas! She is a one time wonder😢😢
Emma, as a 54 year old Englishman, we have taken you to our hearts, go on girl, nail it now
Footwork footwork footwork. Emma moves round the court like Steffi Graf with the footwork of Roger Federer. Beautiful movement to watch, seems to glide rather than run. Get the feet right and everything else follows and Emma makes her approach perfectly. If the feet are wrong, everything else you do to make the shot becomes a compromise. If only we could see Emma vs Cici Bellis, another exponent of how to move on a tennis court.
This is the third time I'm watching this. Many more to come! Thanks again to this channel.
I honestly never seen another tennis player with a more megawatt smile than hers~~
Congratulations Emma brilliant US Open win, congrats also to Fernandez on her run to the final and her effort in the final. Didn't agree at all with the argument about the medical time out when it was completely within the rules. Like the commentator said don't start acting like a teenager now, so that marred the ending a bit but didn't take away from Raducanu's amazing performances from Qualifiers to US Open Champion. Incredible
I agree that the timeout was completely legitimate but you can't be too upset with a passionate player, who has just come through a taxing run against 3 of the top five seeds, for being a little wrapped up in the moment. Incredible tournament from both players
Man are we still going on about this? Leylah admitted she didn't understand the extent of Raducanu's wound in the post-match press conference...give her a break, she just lost a major final.
@@anujpramanik1819 She must learn many other things,besides playing tennis...In that moment she acted selfish...and she knew Emma was hurt.
@@Jossianne19130 She didn't know the extent of the injury, she didn't know the rules that you were not ALLOWED to play if you were bleeding like that. She learnt all that from the tournament director. Admitted her mistake at the post match press conference. What more do you expect from her?
@@anujpramanik1819 How can a professional player not know the rules? Isn't that like Tennis 101??
emma played 10 matches but had only 7 hrs on court.. while leylah played 7 matches spent 12 in court.. emma is so efficient
You forgot to take into account that Fernandez had to play 3 of the top 5 seeds at the US Open. Raducanu had easier matchups overall than Fernandez.
@@filmneye what you said is just wrong. Emma had the #1 seed on her side. Emma beats the players who defeated the top seeds. You don't get to gram slam final by luck.
@@filmneye This is debatable. Fernandez has a losing record against most of the opponents that they have both faced. Sakkari won 6-2 6-2 over Fernandez and Rogers has won 2 matches against Fernandez. 14 of the 17 tournaments this year Fernandez has not won more than 2 matches (e.g. gone home in round 2).
That's facts..I'm totally agree with you..
@@filmneye Emma defeated rogers who won over the #1 seed..
The greatest individual achievement in global sporting history. Nothing beats this..or gets close.
I spotted the key to Emma's potential final victory in New York, during her victory over Bencic. She showed the necessary skills, but more importantly
her spirit shone so uncommonly that it could carry her past the remaining significant players. Thru Leyla as I suspected already by the quarters.
Finally get to see the whole match. Emma hits hard and precise. I thought her backhand was powerful but her forehand is also pretty powerful as well. I would like to see the full match of her semi and quarterfinal and the round of 16.
Both Emma and Leylah don't hit that hard but they are precise and gutsy. If this US Open was not a fluke from either Emma or Leylah, they will be picking up many trophies in the future.
@UCyeMO7pnFfhiXmMKxt3orsw Not in US. I have Amazon Prime.
@@benthekeeshond545 Emma hits hard Ben. Her 83mph backhand winner in the 2nd set had her former coach Mark Petchey on Amazon Prime commentary gobsmacked. And Pat Cash on radio commentary described it as a rocket.
@TravelerPat whenever Emma is dragged toward the net with a Fernandez drop shot - she always hits the volley down the line and never the more natural cross court. This could be exploitable like with Zverev a couple of years back
@TravelerPat Let's hope she settles on a new coach who can help her improve in all ways shortly. Maybe Roger? Just for the fun of it?? She certainly plays, glides & dances like the FED!!
Emma Raducanu is on another level!
Emma was the best returner of serve of the whole tournament, and probably the one that most broke the serve of her opponent. Then her own serve was superior to her opponent in every match. That was the key to her success, breaking down her opponents confidence through her relentless attack on their serve, and then her own confidence to go for the big shots when down a break point.
She faced 48 return games in the tournament, and she had break points in 33 of them! She won 277 return points!
yes and also emma's mental aptitude to just shut everything out and stay focused in the moment was just amazing for someone so inexperienced and only her 2nd slam.
I saw 6 times this match, but every time I feel emotions about everything what was on the court in that day, All that fight for every point and the last serve, that Ace and Emma's smile and joy was just great.Was teenagers final, but they play like a Pro, in speed and aggressive. Both of them need to work harder, Leyla serve need a lot of improvement and Emma backhand and forehand precision, but overall her game is beautiful.She's an athletic and very strong mentality, at this level even a great champions can make a lot of mistakes. Anyway ,she set a high standard, and her way is so impressive, winning all matches at US Open without dropping a single set , she make history in tennis. I hope she will choose wisely her next coach, she need someone with international experience in tennis. I wish her at next Grand Slam to say : Ups I did it again !
Emma is on a mission. Literally a true meaning of sweat and blood for achieving your goal!!! Well done emma 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
1:32:00 lost respect to Fernandez here. She's too close to Emma not to recognize the gravity of injury.
Leylah smiled many times after Emma's unenforced errors and here she laughed sarcastically. Is smiling a sign of motivating herself?
"Gravity of injury"?? You serious - it's just a small scratch! Cld she really see what Emma was being treated on - with a few people around her, I'm not so sure
@@eugene9660 Are you serious?! She was bleeding and - at the end - was not Emma who decided to take a break but it was imposed to her by the referee. LF convinced me, what I was suspecting already, that her IQ is way below Emma's and that's why I knew Emma would win. I would have been ashamed to comment against referee's decision given there were 100s of cameras on her and everyone would see she was wrong. Also I didn't like her family' reactions, gosh there's something wrong with these people
@@mimymar2215 They are all happy to see Emma bleeding.
She is just as fake as a cold stone heart. I wonder how many people were lured by her manipulating the crowd. So arrogant even at this stage. This is just her firsr time lol. What a low life character.
Leylah would have won over a million more fans if she had just gracefully sat through Emma's injury time out without whining. To her credit, afterwards she admitted that she was wrong to complain, but sorry to say, by that time she kinda already lost me as a fan.
Do you believe that? That was damage limitation, Emma’s bleeding leg was shown on the large screen, all spectators saw but not Leylah. Yeah sure"………..
@@5mini5 Sure she did see it but I suspect she didn't know that in case of a bleeding wound a medical timeout is not a choice but mandatory.
@@rudolffabrie3233 common sense dictates that if someone bleeds that blood needs to be stopped. How was Emma meant to play with blood running down her leg? It wasn’t just a scratch, it was running down her leg alright, by the time she sat down it run into her shoe. Duh…..
@@5mini5 In nearly all sports it's nowadays not allowed anymore to continue playing with a bleeding wound. But I remember that in the past it happened regularly for instance in rugby, soccer, etc, simply because there were at that time no rules and it was left to the player himself to decide what to do. But as said I got the impression that Leiyah thought that Emma wanted a medical break for strategic reasons not being aware that is was simply mandatory.
I wanted Leylah to win - but now I can’t even stand looking at her 🤮
Every one greatly complimented Emma for her spectacular win, except for commentator CHRIS EVERT, who clearly was favoring Ms. Fernandez over the champion. Very unprofessional of her indeed. She does not qualify to be a moderator, and should be replaced!! Both Mary Carillo & Luke Jenson were in awe of Emma's unbelievable performance during and after the final championship match & proudly expressed so during the broadcast! Much thanks to these two sportscasters for their unbiased views!
Chris Evert is of course entitled to have her own opinion, on the other hand as a commentator she's also expected to be rather neutral especially when both players are non-American. It's a difficult to determine where the boundary between personal opinion and neural comment lies.
Mary Jo Fernandez who interviewd Emma after the championship is gracious lady.
could be Chris Evert still sour being beat by Virgina Wade after all these years .....
Chris Evert gave a sympathetic interview just before the Sakkari game, admiring Raducanu and giving her some tips. She has great respect for her parents too.
This is such a fantastic match, almost every moment one of high tension and drama. It really is a great advert for how great tennis matches are.The backstory of both to the final is also amazing. I hope both players will have long and successful careers.
This was one of the best finals because they were evenly matched, young and NO fear of losing-then.
Tennis fans in China now have more fun to watch WTA games. Hopefully. Emma Raducanu keeps improving and win more games in the WTA tournaments. Chinese fans will be behind you all the time.
China, UK and Romania!
@@565656gooner India too...
ill go for emma, very calm and humble.
It doesn't matter to me if she never wins another title. I think she is fantastic. A special lady.
amen🙏
Love this comment ❤❤❤
Her career is over... But I would love to see her again...😢
@@MrDrezzy007 shes now like a qualifier,always losing in first or second round
@@stephenroger4527 she suffered career ending injuries and multiple operations. You don't win the US open by luck.
This was a final for the ages
How matured and calm Emma in this Final Games was Amazing.. Just go fwd for Emma and Leylah to next Championship and Grand Slam soon.. Subhanallah... Just do it.. From Malaysian fans and supporter here...
she was wearing a cross
It would be better if the commentators were louder compared to the crowd.
These two young ladies set the world of Women's tennis on fire!..They gave tennis a breathe of fresh air...and they both gave women's tennis the attention it needed..The new upcoming generation
I agree. Both are still very young. Once they get passed this period of teething pain it'd be great if they could keep up a consistent rivalry ala Federer/Nadal. Even their playing styles resemble those two players: the smooth all court player with great footwork vs. the lefty grind. :)
Not just the complaining but the smiling at Emma's errors was just plain rude. I wanted Emma to ace her and she did. 🤣
1:32:43 Does that sound like Leylah is saying "There's so little bleeding" to the US Open representative during that MTO?
Because I find her excuse to the media that she was not aware that Emma was bleeding, when Emma was 2 metres or so away from her with a trail of blood running down her shin, very hard to believe.
Nobody cares what a waster on the internet thinks about anything.
@@lesselp except apparently for you. Emma is the winna. Leylah is the whiner.
@@otherworld11 totally.
This is the reason why I’m going to more slams. The atmosphere was intense and it was a feeling I’ve never felt before.
Man I love watching the moment Emma won the first set. I must have seen it a few times with deep admiration......shes my new favourite.
*I've must have replayed that part over 100 times.*
The sad thing about watching this now in 2023 is what Emma has had to deal with since. The adulation, the expectation, the awful negative social media, the constant injuries, now surgeries.......so much pressure to stay at this high level must be immense. I hope she can come back because she is a talent. Even Leylah is finding it tough.
Tennis fans will always thank Emma for putting on one of the most beautiful grand slam winning as a beautiful smiling beautiful well spoken smart qualifiers,
Emma will be back and stronger
The battle of wounded knee.. Fantastic Emma..
GREAT comment; BRAVO!
Can't get enough of that power forehand she smashes from below the height of the net (winning first set).
Raducanu is simply head and shoulders above Fernandez in mindset, behaviour and skill. This really was not a close final, and I had the feeling mentally Emma could step it up if it was required.
but she CANT switch gears like a pro. NOT yet tho
she CAN do a bit more but...i have the feeling that Emma is STILL at ''the mercy'' of the day she gets. Which is VERY understandable...even looking at Serena's early career...Serena was completely unshielded on this front too at Emma's age
@@kukulroukul4698 She just won the U.S title ffs. Get a grip. Plus she is a Pro already. And whats with the caps??????
Laylah has more variety in her game and more fun to watch but she needs to improve her first serves
Emma's performance, as well as her behaviour, epitomised the difference between British values and North American entitlement. Well done that woman!
:d adding subjectivity wont help anybody here
U mean Canadian ;)
The best and most satisfying run in the history of sports!
Emma has a great sense of style in the selection of her colors. Her combination of brilliant red, dark blue and shining yellow is a winner itself.
literally every nike sponsored player was wearing this outfit...
Romanian colours
@@charlesdick1133 nah, saw two other players at us open wearing same outfit including yellow cap, neither was from Romania, just a Nike thing. Emma said she only had a choice of two outfits.
The other choice was the LA lakers yellow outfit that looks bad on everyone lol.
I would also choose the red one 😅
It be all white tho when it comes to Wimbledon
I saw in Raducanu's ESPN interview before the semi-final, she was saying the teenagers were doing well because they had nothing to lose, but based on the final (the only full match I've seen of Fernandez, not subscribing to UK rights holders Amazon Prime ), Fernandez didn't play like that at all - she was ultra intense as if this was her only chance to win a major. Raducanu by contrast was much more chilled, taking one point at a time and seeing what happened, as if mindful of her age and consequent other opportunities. Ultimately I think that was what separated them in a tight match points-wise, Fernandez made more errors from putting pressure on herself
It was very obvious that LF was playing like the trophy was hers to lose while Emma was playing to win. The “wrong trophy” speech of LF says it all. The moment LF beat Naomi, knowing how to drum up the crowd, NY crowd cheering for her - all that went up to her head.
Cheers!! Thanks for upload this video. Go...Emma, rock this world...you soooooo talent.
Thank you so much for the full match!
I hope this is going to be an historical final and moment, the first match of two future big players.
Up for Leylah and Up for Emma!
Grazie!
Thank you for uploading this full match video. I have been waiting for this
To Anabelle
If your watching 🎾🎾
My thoughts exactly
If this was a football match
Which it ain't thank Christ!
They sorry the politics of football
2050 still going on and on and on.
So to the uploading crew 👍👍👍
💯Thanks.
Watching this match from the beginning, it was abvious that emma play alot better
Congrats, Emma and Leylah. That was stunning! Can't wait for the many more gruelling and gladiatorial encounters that the two of you are about to have in the future!
One is a daughter of Romanian Father and Chinese Mother, and the other is a daughter of Ecuadorian Father and Philippines mother. This is something. They are new generation from global family.
still steffi graf has 22 slams,emma 1
You missed the point. @@stephenroger4527
Love Watching EMMA
Knowing She Won , Makes it Enjoyable 😉 Pure Class ,
Little Emma UK 🇬🇧💕💙
After seeing Williams' behavior, I stopped following tennis game. her rudeness really ruined the spirit of tennis. Now, I started to watch tennis again because of Emma's humbleness, elegance, intelligence, and skills. I really don't remember how many times I have watched this video.
Looking for likes and attention. At least I make a comment..
Serena is the worst
Just noticed the big security guard at 1:38:40 had retrieved Emma's racket and was putting it back with her things in case someone tried to nick it! I'm sure Emma was grateful!
1:17:44 some guy shouted “Emma will you marry me?” 🤣😂😁😆 It distracted her a bit, poor Emma. She still won that game! Her focus on the game is out of this world! Champion Emma 🏆
Great match spoiled slightly by the sound balance between the commentary and the crowd noise. It wasn't possible to hear the former, at times, due to the excessive volume of the latter. Those sound levels should've been sorted out.
This is the first time I've watched a women's grand slam match since the 90s
Exactly the same for me! I don’t know why I lost all interest in tennis but Raducanu and Fernandez are a breath of fresh air and I will follow both even though I am 🇬🇧
@@domremyuk what happened to Watson heather
you were watching steffi in 90s