Emma Raducanu is in no mood for sentimentality at the first grand-slam tournament since Andy Murray’s retirement, insisting that the US Open “doesn’t feel different at all” without Britain’s most successful player of the open era.
In the absence of Murray, Raducanu is the nation’s only active grand-slam singles champion. It was here at Flushing Meadows three years ago that the 21-year-old produced one of the most astonishing sporting achievements, becoming the first qualifier to win a major title.
Raducanu has previously hailed Murray as a “hero” but she caused a stir during Wimbledon last month when she suddenly withdrew from their mixed doubles partnership to focus on her singles campaign, denying him the opportunity to play his last scheduled match at the All
