Emma Raducanu’s U.S. Open drought came to an end Sunday, as she cruised past Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 at Louis Armstrong Stadium for a tidy first-round victory.

Emma Raducanu’s smile is back. So is her game. 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.

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,