Emma Raducanu’s smile is back. The young Brit broke her three-year U.S. Open drought, winning her first match in Flushing Meadows since the breakthrough 2021 title that changed her life. Radacanu rolled past qualifier Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 at Louis Armstrong Stadium with a 26-minute first set and a brisk one-hour domination.

Emma Raducanu has finally ended her winless rut at the U.S. Open. Raducanu earned her first victory at the Grand Slam tournament since taking the 2021 title as an 18-year-old qualifier, eliminating Ena Shibahara 6-1,

Emma Raducanu is back in the winners' circle for the first time since the historic 2021 triumph that started it all for the Brit and she is very much a more well rounded player compared to previous years and that showed.