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Emma Raducanu insists "there's no pressure" after reaching US Open final on debut
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Emma Raducanu's straight sets victory over Maria Sakkari means she will be the first British women to play in a major singles final in 44 years.The 18-year-old has taken the tennis world by storm since her Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon back in July, and bounced back from having to withdraw from the home tournament at the next attempt.Having won three rounds of qualifiers just to make it into the first round proper, wins have followed against Stefanie Vogele, Zhang Shuai, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Shelby Rogers, Belinda Bencic and Sakkari, all six coming by the way of straight sets.Having been ranked 336th in the world before her run at Wimbledon, Raducanu is now on the verge of the top 30