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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 4051447, member: 6927"] What Emma Raducanu accomplished in this tournament is nothing short of historic. First qualifier (ranked #150 ) to ever win a GS tournament. Three qualifying matches, plus 7 main-draw matches, and she was 20-0 in sets, with no set closer than 6-4. Other players have (rarely) won GS tournaments without dropping a set, but not sure I can recall any run to the trophy as dominant as this one, except maybe some of Nadal's French Open wins. For people inclined to asterisk her win because of the draw, it wasn't her fault that the highest seeds in the draw lost before she could play them. All she did was go out and steamroll every player who did advance to face her. The thing that most impressed me -- more so than her elegant athleticism, her easy power, and her footwork -- was the supreme composure and confidence she displayed. Extremely rare for an 18-year-old, and virtually unheard-of for a qualifier playing in only her 2nd GS tournament. Tennis futures are never easy to predict, but it's hard to imagine that this was just a one-off. [/QUOTE]