sport news TRACY AUSTIN: US fans are cheering for Emma Raducanu and are happy to see her ...

sport news TRACY AUSTIN: US fans are cheering for Emma Raducanu and are happy to see her ...
sport news TRACY AUSTIN: US fans are cheering for Emma Raducanu and are happy to see her ...

I was indoors at Flushing Meadows for some of this match and yet I could still hear exactly who won each point, because the Arthur Ashe crowd was so much in favour of Emma Raducanu.

Many of them may have had no idea who she was when the tournament started, but they've adopted her and taken her in.

Nobody could have seen a qualifier coming through to the semi-finals — particularly after eight matches without dropping a set or even being taken to a tiebreak.

The Arthur Ashe crowd was so much in favour of Emma Raducanu during her US Open quarter-final

The Arthur Ashe crowd was so much in favour of Emma Raducanu during her US Open quarter-final

Many of them may have had no idea who she was when the tournament started, but they've adopted her

Many of them may have had no idea who she was when the tournament started, but they've adopted her

At Wimbledon it was much more of a microscope on her, everyone knew who she was and was cheering for her — the expectations were higher. Here, they're just happy to see a young girl who's so excited about the moment. The crowd feels like they're in on it with her.

Right now she seems to be on autopilot, taking it all in with joy.

That can happen when you're young — when I was 16 and won here, I wasn't thinking about being the youngest or beating Chris Evert who'd won here four times.

You're just thinking this is what I have to do, go out and play the match. Sometimes being a newbie is a good thing, you just play on instinct. That's what Emma seems to be doing.

Emma has all the weapons. She can finish points off by stepping up and hitting into the corners

Emma has all the weapons. She can finish points off by stepping up and hitting into the corners

She said afterwards she's taking care of what she can control and it's her journey. That's her mantra to deal with pressure. I like that — it's not about comparing herself to others but just doing her best every day.

She seems to have a good head on her shoulders, she speaks well and getting to the fourth round at Wimbledon probably helped her, it gave her valuable experience.

Emma has all the weapons. She can finish points off by stepping up and hitting into the

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