Turning professional at the age of 16, Emma Raducanu had to wait three years before making her WTA and Grand Slam debuts in 2021. The young Brit made her WTA debut at the 2021 Nottingham Open but lost her opening match to compatriot Harriet Dart. Her next appearance was a wildcard entry at the 2021 Wimbledon where she had a promising stint before retiring from her fourth-round match. In reaching the fourth round, Raducanu became the youngest British woman to reach the last 16 in the Open Era. Following her impressive Wimbledon show, Raducanu went on to reach the finals of the WTA 125 tournament in Chicago where she lost in the finals, but her promising performances saw her reach a career high ranking of 150. Raducanu took the tennis world by storm when she won the US Open 2021, becoming the first British female to win a Grand Slam in 44 years. What made her win even greater was the fact that the British star won the tournament without dropping a single set in the entire tournament.
