US Open: Emma Raducanu routs Shelby Rogers to clinch last-eight match with Belinda Bencic

Switzerland’s Toyko 2020 women’s singles gold medallist stands in way of British teenager’s first grand slam semi-final appearance

The 18-year-old qualifier storms past third top 50 player in New York, where she is yet to drop a set

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Emma Raducanu of Britain reacts against Shelby Rogers of the US during her women’s singles round of 16 match at the 2021 US Open. Photo: TNS

Published: 9:41am, 7 Sep 2021Updated: 11:30am, 7 Sep 2021

British teenager Emma Raducanu’s remarkable run at the US Open has reached the quarter-finals after she routed Shelby Rogers of the US in their round-of-16 match.

Rogers, the world No 43, started off the stronger and raced into a 2-0 lead and was up 40-15 in the third game before the 18-year-old found her feet. She never looked back as she brushed past Rogers in one hour and five minutes.

“Shelby is a great opponent, she has done so well in the US Open,” the Briton said after her 6-2, 6-1 victory. “I’m so happy to have come through and overcome some of the nerves at the beginning.”

The American was the third top 50 player that Raducanu has beaten in her seven matches so far at the US Open, after accounting for China’s world No 49 Zhang Shuai and the world No 41 Sara Sorribes Tormo in the previous round.

Raducanu made her breakthrough as a wild card at Wimbledon this summer, where she reached the fourth round before retiring hurt in her match against Ajla Tomljanovic.

Having come through qualifiers in New York, the Canada-born, Britain-raised Raducanu is yet to drop a set at her second slam appearance. Her progress has made headlines in her parents’ homelands of Romania and China where she is fast gaining a following.