from great britain, emma raducanu! even in emma raducanu's wildest dreams, walking out to a grand slam semifinal under the lights on arthur ashe atjust 18 would have surely seemed far—fetched. no qualify in the men's or women's game had ever reached a majorfinal the men's or women's game had ever reached a major final but she did maths a—level, not history, and was confident she had the formula to do it. 17th seed maria zakaria bakkali is at the experience and said the electric atmosphere would only enhance her spartan spirit, but that was diminished as raducanu rose to the occasion, holding her nerve and her serve —— maria sakkari. sec tried everything and even a change of skirt but after half an hour she was finally on the board but it was too little, too late, and raducanu zoo sealed the set 6—1. to the second set was considerably closer but raducanu's focus and force did not falter. is still the crowd got louder. ., ., , ., ., ., not falter. is still the crowd got louder. ., ., , ., ., m louder. no doubt

emma raducanu. stand by for the most fearless, exuberant execution of sporting ability you may ever witness. for emma raducanu, standard practice. there were two teenagers in the us open final. canadian leylah fernandez, at the top of the screen. as early as the second game, we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately, to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard—earned, skilfully won. nerves? no sign. two things were clear. we had a final worthy of the occasion, and raducanu had the first set, 6—4. she was broken early in the second set — broke back like that. wow. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. did you see this shot coming? oh, my god! did we see any of this coming? 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court, and one more serve. it is right to realise what this means for british tennis, but also for world tennis. it was an outstanding match, an astounding champion. really, it's yours — it's all yours. it'

just to let you know that emma raducanu, britain's emma raducanu is the us open champion for 2021. she beat canada's leila fernandez 6—4, six — three at only 18 years old. she has made history. so the duke and duchess of cambridgejust history. so the duke and duchess of cambridge just amongst the huge string of people that are paying tribute and reacting to this win. also paying tribute to layla fernandez they say... and the trophy is now in emma raducanu's hands. that site that we come to know so well as it is that big smile. we will have more on this in the programme. or other hair on bbc news. the reaction notjust from the world of sport, british politicians, the comedianjimmy car tweeting saying that the match had been played beautifully, i think it's ok, i shed a tear. we will be back shortly. in the meantime here is the weather with nick. hello. the appetite for dry and brighter weather came across much of the uk today. fairview cloud, some sunny spells. even some sunny stood next to and parts of scotland. in the north it has been a very wet day. as you can see the rainfa

"huge congratulations to emma raducanu. "you showed extraordinary skill, poise, and guts, and we are all "hugely proud of you." and the former tennis champion martina navratilova said, "a star is born. "never has a qualifier won a major — men or women — "and she is just getting started. "leylah fernandez will be back — both are champions but "emma has the trophy — well done." our correspondent in new york samira hussain managed to catch up with emma, and asked her if she realised just how famous she'd become. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. anything that comes my way, i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant everything, to get a message from her majesty. she is such a great inspiration and role model for the whole country. to have a note from her, i was

emma raducanu! well, there were two teenagers in the us open final — canadian leyla fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned, skilfully won. nerves? no sign. she is a beautiful player to watch. as both players battled back and forth through long, close games in the first set, one thing was clear, we had a final worthy of the occasion. what precision, what depth, what guts. she is a revelation. could emma raducanu extend and amplify the excitement? could she win the first set? well, has she ever let you down yet? 6-4. it was hers. joe wilson, bbc news. we'll be live in new york with the latest in a moment, but first, raducanu's run has inspired tennis—lovers across the world. our correspondent sanchia berg has spent the evening with fans at a club in south east london, where emma began her career. tennis fans p

it'sjust wowing us as much as emma raducanu was. it's just that emma raducanu had more winners in. but make no bones about it, she will be a grand slam winner. she has incredible talent too. slam winner. she has incredible talent toe-— talent too. i'm 'ust looking at reaction to — talent too. i'm just looking at reaction to this _ talent too. i'm just looking at reaction to this was _ talent too. i'm just looking at reaction to this was of - talent too. i'm just looking at reaction to this was of the - talent too. i'm just looking at - reaction to this was of the official wimbledon twitter timeline reads, unbelievable, unforgettable, unstoppable. she finishes herfairy tale and really bounce back, didn't she, after wimbledon. clearly. we do not know for— she, after wimbledon. clearly. we do not know for sure _ she, after wimbledon. clearly. we do not know for sure whether _ she, after wimbledon. clearly. we do not know for sure whether it - she, after wimbledon. clearly. we do not know for sure whether it was - not know for sure whether it was just breathing problems, whether

but little did we know what emma raducanu had in store. on saturday she stepped out in the final of the us open at flushing meadows in new york. a qualifier, who'd never won a title on tour and playing only her second slam. she did what she did throughout the tournament, winning in straight sets against fellow teenager leylah fernandez. completing one of the greatest stories in the history of sport. a player, who just a few months ago was sitting her a—levels, achieving the unthinkable in an improbable amount of time. it is no surprise that what emma raducanu's achieved has transcended sport, it's captured the imagination of the world. i'm running out of superlatives. it's safe to say that what emma raducanu did on saturday night change your life forever. absolutely. what a couple of weeks its been for emma raducanu, chetan. she's gone from being one of the big future hopes for british tennis, to a complete global superstar. it's not even been 48 hours yet, but slowly but surely, i'm sure the reality of what she's done is slowly starting

we will get to all the action in the tennis, emma raducanu, but first... both of the formula i championship leaders are out of the italian grand prix after a dramatic start in monza. max verstappen started from pole — lewis hamilton in fourth. but as hamilton was returning to the track from the pit lane, he and verstappen collided — the red bull going right over the top of hamilton's mercedes. the safety halo around the cockpit prevented any serious injury to hamilton — both drivers out of their cars safely, but furiously. de crash is being investigated and i driver could be penalised. daniel riccardo went on to claim his first win for three years and mclaren's first for almost nine years. all day we've been reflecting on emma raducanu's incredible win at the us open, but there have been more british history makers at flushing meadows — gordon reid and alfie hewett have become the first men to win all four wheelchair slam double titles in the same year, they beat gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda 6—2 6—1 in the us open final. and joe salisbu

huge congratulations to emma raducanu. you showed extraordinary skill, poise and guts and we are all hugely proud of you." and the former tennis champion martina navratilova said: "a star is born. never has a qualifier won a major — men or women — and she is just getting started. leylah fernandez will be back — both are champions but emma has the trophy — well done". 0ur correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up with emma — and asked her about her sudden rise to fame. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. but anything that comes my way i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and, yeah, i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant everything to get a message from her majesty. she is such a great inspiration and role model for the whole country, so to have a note from her, i was extrem

emma raducanu! stand by for the most fearless exuberant execution of sporting ability you may ever witness. for emma raducanu, standard practice. there were two teenagers in the us open final, canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned and skilfully won. nerves — no sign. two things were clear — we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set 6—4.

with emma raducanu, as you say the emma raducanu, as you say the emma raducanu story, we've had not just play on the pitch but her resilience, her compassion, her ability to suck in tennis pros and just flabbergasted them, she is kind of a magnet for success in every way? she very much seems — success in every way? she very much seems to _ success in every way? she very much seems to be _ success in every way? she very much seems to be at _ success in every way? she very much seems to be at the - success in every way? she very - much seems to be at the moment. that mental resilience just seems to be an innate part of her character, she credits her parents with the way they brought her up and who are we to argue? but she has been fearless on court as leylah fernandez was too. i think even players in their mid—20s who were beaten by those two were quite envious of the fact they could play for such freedom and really go for their shots but mentally she is so, so strong and it is such a crucial part of professional sport and whatever happens in the future, i think we have to remember tha

raducanu fell overin all was when emma raducanu fell over injust a all was when emma raducanu fell over in just a straight essay for service game and the championship winning game she cut her leg and had to stop her she was on the verge of being broken. as a pivotal point in the match in the shows on us on the match in the shows on us on the verge of winning the championship but if she had been broken that last match, the match could gone the other way and theory and leila fernandes, the 19—year—old canadian got a big grumpy, she had a chat with the umpire and the took want to put some plaster on her emma raducanu's leg. but she had already had a couple of championship points just before then, she was 5—3 and a second set already," an important moment is the only point where there was a kind of bad temper and is in the only other thing important to say was that her opponent was canadian and 90% of the crowd if not more, were entirely for fernandez. emma raducanu did not have a lot of support and she was booed at one point for taking too long to take a serve, so i think to do what

emma raducanu! stand by for the most fearless exuberant execution of sporting ability you may ever witness. for emma raducanu, standard practice. there were two teenagers in the us open final, canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen. as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned and skilfully won. nerves — no sign. two things were clear — we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set 6—4. she was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. did you see this shot coming? oh, my god! did we see any of this coming? 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court and one more serve. it is right to realise what this means for british tennis but also for world tennis. it was an outstanding match and an astounding champion. really, it's yours, it's all yours. we rest, rec

huge congratulations to emma raducanu. you showed extraordinary skill, poise and guts and we are all hugely proud of you." and the former tennis champion martina navratilova said: "a star is born. never has a qualifier won a major — men or women — and she is just getting started. leylah fernandez will be back — both are champions but emma has won the trophy — well done" our correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up with emma — and asked her if she realised just how famous she'd become. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. anything that comes my way i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant everything, to get a message from her majesty. she is such a great inspiration and role model for the whole country. to have a note from her, i was e

announcer: emma raducanu! well, there were two teenagers in the us open final, canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen, as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard—earned, skilfully won. nerves? no sign. two things were clear. we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set, 6—4. she was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. did you see this shot coming? oh, my god! did we see any of this coming? 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court, and one more serve. it is right to realise what this means for british tennis, but also for world tennis. it was an outstanding match, an astounding champion. really, it's yours — it's all yours. it's an absolute dream. like, you just have visions of yourself, you know, going up to the box, hugging everyone, i mean, celebrating. that's

from great britain, emma raducanu! even in emma raducanu's _ great britain, emma raducanu! even in emma raducanu's wildest dreams, working up to a grand slam semifinal under the lights atjust 18 would surely have seen far fetched. no qualifiers in the men's or women's game had ever reached at this age, but she had the confidence to do it. her opponent had the experience and said the electric atmosphere would only enhance her sporting spirit, but that was diminished as i'm raducanu rose to the occasion, holding her nerves and to serve. her opponent tried everything, even a change of skirt. after half an hour, she was finally on the board but it was too little, too late, and emma raducanu since healed the set. the second set was considerably closer but her focus and force did not falter. still, the crowd got louder. there's going to be no doubt about that one. ~ ., �* ., . .,, that one. wouldn't match point was all she needed, _ that one. wouldn't match point was all she needed, and _ that one. wouldn't match point was all she needed, and she _ that one. wouldn't match poin

courtney bembridge en emma raducanu's _ them. courtney bembridge en emma raducanu's epic- them. courtney bembridge en emma raducanu's epic win . them. courtney bembridge en - emma raducanu's epic win there. let's get some of the day's other news. the leader and founder of peru's shining path militant group, abimael gussman, has died at the age of 86. the official peruvian truth and reconciliation commission says the maoist rebel group was responsible for the deaths of more than 30,000 people during the country's 20—year civil war. guzman was captured in 1992 and jailed for life after being convicted of terrorism charges. haiti's prime minister has accused the country's prosecutors of "diversionary tactics designed to create confusion" after he was invited for questioning over the assassination of the president injuly. mobile phone records appear to show that he spoke to the main suspect in the hours after the shooting. as prime minister, mr henry's not legally obliged to co—operate. police in the greek city of thessaloniki, have used tear gas and water cannon to keep around

raducanu has.— emma raducanu has. thank you so much, christine _ emma raducanu has. thank you so much, christine janes. _ and you can follow emma raducanu's final against leylah fernandez tomorrow night on bbc radio 5 live and the bbc sounds app from 9pm. 20 years after thousands of people were killed in the september 11th terror attacks in the united states, the director of the british security service m15, ken mccallum, has warned that the threat of terrorism in the uk remains a "consta nt feature". he was speaking to the bbc in a rare interview this corera explains. the head of m15 talked about heaving of the attacks 20 years ago. he said he was actually an agent runner in northern ireland dealing with issues there when the planes hit and a colleague actually said osama bin laden. you got a sense that the people and m15 knew that their world was changing forever and this was going to be the dominant theme of their work for the decades after. it certainly has been. on the today programme, he gave us a sense of what

announcer: emma raducanu! well, there were two teenagers in the us open final, canadian leylah fernandez at the top of the screen, as early as the second game we saw intense rallies, and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard—earned, skilfully won. nerves — no sign. two things were clear. we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set, 6—4. she was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. did you see this shot coming? oh, my god! did we see any of this coming? 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court, and one more serve. it is right to realise what this means for british tennis, but also for world tennis. it was an outstanding match, an astounding champion. really, it's yours — it's all yours. it's an absolute dream. like, you just have visions of yourself, you know, going up to the box, hugging everyone, i mean, celebrating. th

if the point of sport is to uplift and amaze, emma raducanu is already at the pinnacle. joe wilson, bbc news. the queen sent her congratulations to the teenager, saying in a statement, the statement goes on... the duke and duchess of cambridge tweeted, the prime minister, borisjohnson, tweeted, and the former tennis champion, martina navratilova, our correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up with emma — and asked her about her sudden rise to fame. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. but anything that comes my way i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and, yeah, i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant everything to get a message from her majesty. she is such a great inspiration and role model for the whole country, so to have a note from her, i was extremely honoured and very, very grateful that she took notice of my tennis. i can'

and it's emma raducanu.— front page of the guardian. and it's emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, _ emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, i _ emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, i think— emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, i think that - emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, i think that one i emma raducanu. yes, i think as you mentioned there, i think that one is| mentioned there, i think that one is going to graze many front pages tomorrow again. we saw today on a couple of papers now she is on the front and giving the lateness of the game last night i think she will dominate the papers tomorrow and rightfully so. this was a huge achievement and a great match to watch. it isjust achievement and a great match to watch. it is just the start of her career. that's the theme of much of what we will see on the front pages tomorrow. how she isjust 18, what we will see on the front pages tomorrow. how she isjust18, she went from being an outside plea that outsider in this game, she had to

emma raducanu! in the most intense of arenas, and locations, emma raducanu stepped out onto the court to play the match of her career. it all came down to this championship point. and emma raducanu wins herfirst grand slam. all victories are sweet, but there is nothing quite like this fairy tale for the 18—year—old from south london. cheering it is an unexpected position for these fans to be in. we are not very used to this, to be honest. we lose all the time. you may be familiar with the song, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. it is clear emma raducanu has made it in new york and the world is going to be seeing a lot more of her. great to see a brit. win on american soil. it was unbelievable. she has done us all proud. she is absolutely fantastic. we love her. emma! as she was being interviewed by the world's press, her charm was on full display, to the absolute delight of crowds. emma, congratulations. thank you. look at that trophy. players may dream of moments like this, but

announcer: from great britain, emma raducanu! from the moment she stepped onto the court it was clear the british teenager from south—east london had won the hearts of new yorkers. the famously fickle fans of flushing meadows were on team raducanu. before each game, commentators had asked if this was the moment emma raducanu would buckle under the pressure. delivering blistering shots like this one, she continues to prove she is fearless. her opponent from greece, ranked 17th in the world, was clearly rattled by raducanu's skilful play. raducanu handily took the first set, winning 6—1. the laser—sharp focus that got her this far is now taking her to the grand slam final. the first british female player to do so in more than a0 years. 0h! i've just been taking care of each day and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the final and i can't actually believe it. it's notjust her finesse on the court that has the world watching. england, england... her charm makes her an irresistible hero. amazing. every time you think

emma raducanu was tested _ women's tennis. emma raducanu was tested in _ women's tennis. emma raducanu was tested in all _ women's tennis. emma raducanu was tested in all different - was tested in all different ways throughout this but her resilience really came to the fore in this particular match, didn't it? it hadn't been tested quite that way before. exactly. final is another level and neither of the girls have experienced it. what emma does so well is the return side of the equation. she is able to generate 18 break points today, she won former of them. leylah only generated nine and won two. 0n the return side also, and jumped in really well, former prickly winners on the return and a ten point differential between the two girls. 38—28, with return points won. serving, ever did great but it was a return side of the equation that carried her to the title.— her to the title. she said herself that _ her to the title. she said herself that the - her to the title. she said herself that the process | her to the title. she said . herself that the process and mindset ha

the headlines: emma raducanu makes history at the us open, beating leylah fernandez to become the first british woman to win a grand slam singles final in 44 years. the queen is among those congratulating the teenager following her stunning victory in new york, just months after finishing her a—levels. to have a note from her, i was extremely honoured and very grateful that she took notice of my tennis. i can't believe it, i'm maybe going to frame that letter or something. the uk's health secretary says the government won't introduce vaccine passports in england, ahead of plans to protect the nhs from rising covid cases this winter. what i can say is we have looked at it properly and, while we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, i am pleased to say we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports. the trade union congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero carbon emissions as quickly as other countries. the anti—immigration hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, meets pope francis in budapest. britain's18—year

emma raducanu!— emma raducanu! there were two teenauers emma raducanu! there were two teenagers in _ emma raducanu! there were two teenagers in the _ emma raducanu! there were two teenagers in the us _ emma raducanu! there were two teenagers in the us open - emma raducanu! there were two teenagers in the us open final, l teenagers in the us open final, canadian leila fernandez at the top of the screen, as early as the second game we saw intense rallies and we saw emma raducanu prevailing here. both players settled immediately to display a full range of their abilities. immediately to display a full range of theirabilities. points immediately to display a full range of their abilities. points were hard earned, skilfully one. nerves? no sign. two things were clear. we had a final worthy of the occasion and raducanu had the first set, 6—4. she was broken early in the second set, broke back like that. now fernandez was struggling to hold her serve. did you see this shortcoming? did we see any of this coming? 44 years of waiting, one hour 51 on court and on

from great britain, emma raducanu! emma raducanu's flight home from new york left two weeks ago. since then she has taken off. like most 18—year—olds at grand slams, she never expected to make it through qualifying, let alone play shots like this in the first game of a semi—final. such was her start, opponent maria sakkari complained her skirt was too tight and went off to change it, only to be squeezed further by a nerveless, relentless raducanu. she won the first set 6—1. watching at four in the morning in the uk, this felt like an extraordinary dream. sakkari is the 17th seed, raducanu is ranked 150. numbers at complete odds with the evidence. raducanu broke again. the closer you get, the more tense it is supposed to be, unless you're emma raducanu. she has made the astonishing look routine. the first qualifier to make a grand slam final in the modern era, the first british woman to reach one in 44 years. she breaks history into small pieces. i've just been taking care of each day. and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the finaland i can't actually believe

emma raducanu: i personally did not feel any stress. i was just having a lot of fun out there, and i think that's what helped, because i was not thinking at all about anything that was out of my control. after the final, there was a really nice moment after winning , there was a sprint around with a lot of music. natalie: since then, she has been out of the headlines and dressed in chanel at the prestigious med gala. in her bank account is now one point 8 million pounds better off. but she says she is leaving it up to her parents to decide what to do with the money. emma raducanu: i aprobably not as great with it, in hindsight, but they just gave me a hug when i came back, really, nothing crazy. no big celebration. my mom made some really good homemade dumplings, but there was nothing crazy or over the top. they just e rely sweet, just really reassurance, sing they are proud of me is enough. nae: her new world ranking of 23 has opened up a lot of new tournaments for her. she and her team -- emma raducanu: i think i need time to rest and

emma raducanu has — really enjoying the experience. emma raducanu has come _ really enjoying the experience. emma raducanu has come from _ really enjoying the experience. emma raducanu has come from relative - raducanu has come from relative obscurity. before wimbledon, where she reached the fourth round on her grand slam debut, she was ranked outside the world's top 300 and the tenth desperate, but there were signs of what was to come when she beat andy murray in a doubles match last year and she has long been highly thought of within british tennis from a young age. i think eve one tennis from a young age. i think everyone is _ tennis from a young age. i think everyone isjust _ tennis from a young age. i think everyone isjust in _ tennis from a young age. i think everyone isjust in disbelief. - everyone isjust in disbelief. we all knew— everyone isjust in disbelief. we all knew she _ everyone isjust in disbelief. we all knew she was _ everyone isjust in disbelief. we all knew she was good, - everyone isjust in disbelief. we all kne

teenage takeover at the us open tennis — we're live in new york ahead of emma raducanu's historic final. england and lancashire cricket pick up the pieces after the final india test is cancelled. and yorkshire apologize to their former player — azeem rafiq saying he was the "victim of racial "harassment and bullying." also coming up in the programme... the return of the magnificent seven, but are sequels ever better than the original? so plenty of good stuff for you tonight. but we're starting at the us open tennis and what could be a late night for british fans as emma raducanu becomes the first qualifier to play in a grand slam final and the first british woman to play in a major singles finalfor 44 years! the 18—year—old hasn't dropped a set all tournament and her meteoric rise is matched only by that of her opponent in the final — the 19—year—old canadian, leyla fernandez, whom raducanu knows will match her in the cool and confident stakes. we first encountered each other because i was born in toronto and she was canadian, so we kind of made a little relationship back th

and emma raducanu's us open dream remains on course. the 18—year—old british qualifier is through to the semifinal at flushing meadows, after yet another straighty sets victory in her quarterfinal against the olympic champion.

emma raducanu makes history at the us open — beating leylah fernandez to become the first british woman to win a grand slam singles final in 44 years. the queen is among those congratulating herfollowing her stunning victory in new york — just months after finishing school. to have a note from her, i was extremely honoured and very, very grateful that, you know, she took notice of my tennis. i can't believe that — i'm maybe going to frame that letter or something. also coming up in the programme... iran and the un nuclear inspection agency strike a deal on monitoring some iranian nuclearfacilities in talks described as constructive. pope francis meets the anti—migration hungarian premier viktor orban before calling on the crowds to be "open" and "considerate" at an open—air mass in budapest. and the british government scraps plans for vaccine passports in nightclubs and large events in england. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk all around the world. tens of thousands of afghan refugees are thought to have crossed the border into pakistan in the four weeks since the

a very happy emma raducanu there. dame katherine grainger is the chair of uk sport — she gave us her reaction to the end of the match. the final ace, like everyone in the country, i was leaping around the room watching it. i mean, i always believed... she had this incredible demeanour throughout the whole tournament which made you think she really could make the fairy tale happen, but to see it completed, just absolute joy, so pleased for her. there are certain areas in sport, we kind of count the decades since this last happened. there's always this kind of... we just want to see great champions coming from places we know and love, sort of home—grown talent and when that happens, there is a real message to everyone else that this is possible. we know people like that at schools and local clubs who can go on and do wonderful things, and i think that is really exciting and motivating for people to think maybe that is possible for them. maybe they don't want to necessarily go all the way and win a grand slam, but lo

two words i said about emma raducanu every time. one is composure. three months ago, she made her debut. now she is the british number one in the 50th for —— number 51 in the world. it's the biggest tenet court and she's on out there and figured it out. i think composure and belief. she believes in herself and her team and her abilities and her opponents are crumbling in front of her. mit? are crumbling in front of her. why is that? they're _ are crumbling in front of her. why is that? they're just not working out how to play her because she is such a rookie? is notjust the five games to get this far. she was there through qualifying, as well as eight matches, without dropping a set. she had her matches, without dropping a set. sue: had her flights booked to leave both the just 22 games, and that's the gold medallist from the olympics she's beaten in straight sets. i think what it is is they are surprised on how they figured it out. she was figuring... how is she getting to the balls? how is she staying so calm? they don't have the wealth of info

i'm going to end by pointing out the photograph of emma raducanu on the photograph of emma raducanu on the front of the guardian, which is one of the happiest pictures of the day. it could soon be followed up by a picture of who knows, her smiling after semifinal success and even possibly after her us open success. we will be back at 11:30pm but coming up next, sport, weather, the newsday. good evening, i'm mimi fawaz, and this is your sports news. british teenager emma raducanu continued herfairytale run at the us open by reaching the semi—finals with a dominant straight—set win over iith seed belinda bencic. the 18—year—old has now won eight matches in a row, including the qualifiers, without dropping a set. samira hussein was watching at flushing meadows. the moment the dream got even bigger for british tennis sensation emma raducanu. the teenager, who came through qualifying here, nowjust a match away from earning a place in the us open final. today, she needed to get past belinda bencic, last month's olympic champion, who started the strongest, immediately breaking serve.

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"huge congratulations to emma raducanu. "you showed extraordinary skill, poise, and guts, and we are all "hugely proud of you." and the former tennis champion martina navratilova said, "a star is born. "never has a qualifier won a major — men or women — "and she is just getting started. "leylah fernandez will be back — both are champions but "emma has the trophy — well done." our correspondent in new york samira hussain managed to catch up with emma, and asked her about her sudden rise to fame. mr has also tweeted herself this morning, and says, we are taking her home, with pictures of her very happily holding the trophy. —— emma has tweeted herself. i've got no idea what's going on, not at all. i've got no clue. anything that comes my way, i'm ready to deal with it, and i've got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here, and i'm very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? it meant

we were chatting about emma raducanu. - chatting about emma raducanu. marvelling at her brilliance, weren't we? that's what we are talking about this morning. irate weren't we? that's what we are talking about this morning. we are, the brilliant — talking about this morning. we are, the brilliant new— talking about this morning. we are, the brilliant new stuff. _ emma raducanu's thrilling us open win ended britain's ali—year wait for a women's singles grand slam champion. the last person to hold that title was virginia wade, who was in the crowd at flushing meadows. i've been speaking to virginia about what it was like to watch, and how life could now change for britain's new tennis superstar. virginia wade, the last british woman to win a women's singles title until emma raducanu. what a great link you have between the two of you. oh, boy, has it been exciting! listen, i was very proud when i won the us open. it was so long ago. people always say, you are the last british woman to win. and i say, yeah, but that's not what i am proud of, that i'm

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emma raducanu. it could certainly be her, itjust as easily be leylah fernandez her opponent. the 19—year—old canadian shares a lot with emma, not least the fearlessness of youth, after all what is experience but the memory of defeat. when it is all this new has nothing to lose. flushing meadows is the place to be this evening — just over two hours away from the final. give us a sense of what we saw unfold this last fortnight, some of the records emma raducanu is breaking. we the records emma raducanu is breakinu. ~ . , breaking. we have never seen an hinu breaking. we have never seen anything like _ breaking. we have never seen anything like it, _ breaking. we have never seen anything like it, i— breaking. we have never seen anything like it, i have - breaking. we have never seen anything like it, i have been i anything like it, i have been covering tennis for 20 years but never seen anything like this, no player has ever come into a grand slam tournament as a qualifier meaning winning three qualifying rounds just to meaning winning three qualifying roundsjust to get

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and emma raducanu's us open dream remains on course. the 18—year—old british qualifier is through to the semifinal at flushing meadows after yet another straighty sets victory in her quarterfinal against the olympic champion. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is lizzy buchan, political correspondent of the daily mirror, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotland. let me bring you up—to—date with the front pages at home. we begin with the financial times, which focuses on tax rises to help the nhs and social care. it reports that borisjohnson fended off a rebellion in the commons to secure the £12 billion a year tax rise. but the prime minister is warned that isn't enough to fix the care crisis, that's on the front of the guardian. it features warnings from experts and professionals that the "gamble" plan would fail to deliver. staying with the nhs, the telegraph reports the service is hiring 42 new executives on salaries of up to £270,000 each amid con

there is so much to say about emma raducanu — we will move on to her in a second. this was two teenagers playing in a us open final. what do we know about these two women? i can speak personally — not a lot. i knew emma existed because of wimbledon last year and then leylah, being canadian, has been on my radar a little bit. it's exactly what any sport wants — two young players on the big stage performing so well, carrying themselves so well, because you can really take that energy and that enthusiasm and take it to the grassroots and have young girls and young boys all over the world get interested in tennis and "i want to be the next emma". so it's a massive boost for women's tennis. now, emma raducanu was tested in all different ways throughout this, but her resilience really came to the fore in this particular match, didn't it? it hadn't been tested quite that way before. exactly. the final is another level, and neither of the girls had experienced it. what emma does so well is the return side of the equation. she was able to generate 18 break points today,

and also in the programme: making tennis history — britain's emma raducanu becomes the first qualifier to win a grand slam title — just months after finishing school. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 2.30 in the morning in kabul where the the united nations world food programme says a plane bringing much needed aid has landed for the first time since the taliban captured the afghan capital nearly a month ago. it comes as tens of thousands of refugees are thought to have crossed the border into pakistan in the weeks since the fall of kabul. they'rejoining a huge population of afghan refugees already in the country — a million and a half who are registered and an estimated one million others who are undocumented. our world affairs editorjohn simpson has travelled through the khyber pass — to the border between pakistan and afghanistan at torkham. fight overfor 3000 fight over for 3000 years. the insignia of every inch of ground here has been fought over for 3000 years. the insignia of former british and indian regiments are carefully preserved along the way, and the khyber

can the summer dreams and continue for emma raducanu? she is on court looking for a place in the semifinals. after scotland ignited their world cup qualifying hopes in austria, we'll preview the other three home nations in action tonight. the links of royal port rush is back as the rna confirm the championship will return to northern ireland in 2025. also coming up in the programme... coming up for air — adam peaty talks strictly, swimming and the importance of taking it easy. welcome along to sportsday this evening. lots to come, but there's only one place to start, and that's with this summer's teenage tennis sensation. emma radacanu is in quarterfinal action at the us open in new york. injust her second grand slam, she's up against the olympic champion and 11th seed belinda bencic for a place in the semi—finals. five live commentator david law is with us. raducanu started a little nervously. dropping serve early on, but she fought back. then she broke again and was able to serve out for the first set. six games— three, and i can

commentator: great britain, emma raducanu. _ commentator: from great britain, emma raducanu. i even in emma raducanu's wildest dreams, walking out to a grand slam semifinal under the lights on arthur ashe atjust 18 would have surely seemed far—fetched. no qualifier in the men's or women's game had ever reached a majorfinal, but raducanu did maths a—level, not history, and was confident she had the formula to do it. the 17th seed, maria sakkari of greece, had the experience, and said the electric atmosphere would only enhance her start and her spirit. but that was diminished as raducanu rose to the occasion, holding her nerve and her serve. sakkari tried everything, even a change of skirt. after half an hour, she was finally on the board, but it was too little, too late, and raducanu soon sealed the set 6—1. the second set was considerably closer, but raducanu's focus and force didn't falter. still, the crowd got louder. there's going to be no doubt about that one. 0ne match point was all she needed, and she wasn't the only one whose mind was blown by what she'd done. i'

what a moment for emma raducanu. raducanu is only 18 years old, made a name for herself at wimbledon and is solidifying her reputation here in america. next up is the quarterfinals on wednesday, possibly under the lights of the evening sessions here in new york city. certainly, one of the more glamorous settings for world tennis. misrata carne's moment in the big time mightjust be getting started. —— emma raducanu's moment. thanks for that. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. most of us had a fine day on monday, lots of sunshine, and now a dose of summer heat is on the way over the next couple of days, as temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees in one or two spots. it's not been quite so hot for most of us, but i think in the midlands, that's where we're going to really feel the heat. anyway, in the short term, it's quiet on the weather front across england and wales. a little bit more cloud and some dampness there in the north—west of the country. these are t

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