US Open 2021: British teen star Emma Raducanu prepares to combat Shelby Rogers, New York crowd in final 16 tie

Emma Raducanu, ranked one hundred and fiftieth on the earth, grew to become the primary participant this century to make the second week of her first two Grand Slam important draw appearances and has but to drop a set at Flushing Meadows. Raducanu was an unknown amount earlier than the Wimbledon this yr. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSRaducanu grew to become the primary participant this century to make the second week of her first two Grand Slam important draw appearancesAs the one American left within the ladies’s draw, Rogers can count on enthusiastic backing all through the contestadmitted she must do some “scouting” on her opponentEmma Raducanu’s dream run on the U.S. Open taking her to a last-16 tie with Ash Barty however whereas the 18-year-old Briton has prevented the world primary she can be up towards a surging Shelby Rogers and raucous house crowd on Monday.

Raducanu, ranked one hundred and fiftieth on the earth, grew to become the primary participant this century to make the second week of her first two Grand Slam important draw appearances and has but to drop a set at Flushing Meadows.”I think not playing in front of your home crowd, you have a different level of motivation,” Raducanu mentioned. “I’m pretty motivated for any situation that I’m thrown into.”As the one American left within the ladies’s draw, Rogers can count on enthusiastic backing all through the competition, although she admitted she must do some “scouting” on her opponent, who was an unknown amount earlier than Wimbledon.”She’s fearless, she’s playing very well and she’s inspired,” mentioned Rogers, who earned the largest win of her profession by beating Barty. “It’s going to be a battle, I’m ready for it.”Another American making waves on the yr’s last Grand Slam is wildcard Jenson Brooksby. The 20-year-old — ranked 99th on the earth — is relying on the help from the stands when he faces prime seed Novak Djokovic.”I’m excited to see how well I can focus, see how well I can play with one of the biggest challenges and with one of the biggest crowds in a court that you can get,” Brooksby mentioned.Alexander Zverev has had a comparatively snug path to the final 16 and takes on Italian Jannik Sinner, who has gone by the wringer and been on courtroom almost 10 hours, double that of the fourth seed.”It’s great to spend as little time as possible on the court in the first week because that is where you kind of gain and win in the second week,” Zverev mentioned.The last match at Arthur Ashe has 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu seeking to lengthen her unbeaten run within the Grand Slam’s important draw to 11 matches when she faces Greek Maria Sakkari.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.