“Clash of two generations,” Tennis Twitter goes into a frenzy as Emma Raducanu is drawn against Serena Williams in the Cincinnati opener

“Clash of two generations,” Tennis Twitter goes into a frenzy as Emma Raducanu is drawn against Serena Williams in the Cincinnati opener

Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu, the 19-year-old British professional is the star of the show right now, winning the US Open despite just being 18 years of age, Raducanu was hailed as the next big thing but that dream has been cut short this season it seems as she has not been able to recreate the same level of performances this time around.

Competing at the Cincinnati Open in a few days, Emma Raducanu has been drawn against whom fans consider as the greatest female tennis player of all time, Serena Williams in the first round of the tournament. It is going to be a spectacle for the ages as fans would tune in to watch the previous generation’s best players and one of the rising stars of this generation go head-to-head.

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Fans go berserk as Emma Raducanu is drawn against Serena Williams

Emma Raducanu
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Giving the fans a treat of a lifetime, Emma Raducanu was drawn against Serena Williams in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. The defending US Open will be playing Williams on Monday, Raducanu might have been granted her biggest wish, the young Brit is a huge fan of American Icon Serena Williams and is often seen praising her for her longevity and achievements.

Both of the stars competed at the Canadian Open recently where Emma Raducanu was eliminated in the first round by Italian professional Camila Giorgi and Serena Williams was eliminated in the second round by Belinda Bencic, Williams overcame Nuria Parizzas in the first round of the tournament.

Serena Williams also dropped a bombshell as she announced her decision to retire from the sport after playing the US Open which is the last major tournament of the season, having a glamourous career filled with titles, Williams will surely go down in the history books as probably the greatest female tennis player of all time.

Fans took to Twitter to share their excitement over Emma Raducanu facing Serena Williams in the first round of the Cincinnati Open as Raducanu will be able to play against one of the players she looks up to before the latter retires.

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