WATCH: Emma Raducanu’s historic title at the US Open 2021 explained using card tricks

US Open 2021 champion Emma Raducanu became the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam title and also the first British woman to win the US Open in 53 years. Starting the tournament ranked World No. 150 in the world, the qualifier went on to win the title without dropping a single set in 10 matches she played at the Slam and saw her rank improve to World No. 23 after the title.

It was a historic title for Britain as her final became one of the most-watched sporting events of the year in the country after Channel-4 agreed to telecast the match free-to-air, striking a last-minute deal with the official broadcaster of the tournament, Amazon Prime Video.

While many re-runs of the epic finals have been replayed a lot of times now, Youtuber and magician Matt Brown showcased the teenager’s journey at the US Open in an amazing, never-seen-before way, where using just a bundle of cards, he narrated and showed all the highlights of Emma’s run in New York.

Matt started right from the 2021 Wimbledon Championships where the 18-year old first came into the limelight for becoming the youngest British woman to reach the 4th round and was the last remaining British player in the Singles discipline across Men and Women’s. As he said different numbers, he pulled out the exact numbered cards making it a beautiful visual all the way to her title at the US Open.

Emma Raducanu has been the center of Britain’s attention over the past week

While not many expected Emma to have the run she had given the long route she would need to take, every victory got more attention shifting towards her and she became the nation’s hope for the title as she took on different opponents and won against them in straight-sets without even going to a single tie-breaker in the entire tournament.

Her title also got her a personal note from the Queen of England and also from other members of the Royal family along with many tennis legends who were impressed by the mettle the teen showed maintaining a high level of tennis all the way till the Championship point.

Harry Kane, captain of the English football team and Liverpool Football Club’s manager Jurgen Klopp also praised the teenager for her remarkable feat. With fans showing her the love in all the ways they can, these really have been some special weeks for the teenager who has in no time become the star of the nation.

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