until this moment. i going forward as they have been up until this moment. until this moment. i feel as if we ve been until this moment. i feel as if we ve been on until this moment. i feel as if we ve been on this until this moment. i feel as if we ve been on this generallyl until this moment. i feel as if - we ve been on this generally click thatjourney we ve been on this generally click that journey together over the last few days with the warmer professional tennis player representing both great britain and ireland in the past. thank you so much. enjoy the rest of your evening. i ll bring you a little bit more reaction if you rejoining us here on bbc news. just to let you know that emma raducanu, britain s emma raducanu is the us open champion for 2021. she beat canada s leila fernandez 6 4, six three at only 18 years old. she has made history. so the duke and duchess of cambridgejust history. so the duke and duchess of cambridge just amongst the huge string of people that
curran who was a former professional tennis player and represented both great britain and ireland during her career. hello again. we spoke earlier this week. how are you feeling about tonight s match? i week. how are you feeling about tonight s match? week. how are you feeling about tonight s match? i think everybody, i said it yesterday, tonight s match? i think everybody, i said it yesterday, we tonight s match? i think everybody, i said it yesterday, we are - tonight s match? i think everybody, i said it yesterday, we are pinching | i said it yesterday, we are pinching ourselves that emma is actually in the final. i mean, it was not so long ago, a year ago, that she was playing just a couple of miles away in weybridge in a british tour tournament and today she is walking around the club at st george s hill whilst i was walking around the club at saint georges hill i had member saying she was playing here a year ago and it is a was beyond belief that she is now in america.
into this. what is likely to happen now? ,, ., ., ., now? she was going to go within the to- 30 now? she was going to go within the to 30 as a now? she was going to go within the top 30 as a result now? she was going to go within the top 30 as a result of now? she was going to go within the top 30 as a result of getting - now? she was going to go within the top 30 as a result of getting to - now? she was going to go within the top 30 as a result of getting to the i top 30 as a result of getting to the final. i do not know is my honest answer where she s going to go. with her to stops there because fernandez is not particularly experience so we don t know how that will affect the rankings. so, i don t know, but i know it will be within the worlds top 30 which, as i say, mutual automatically qualify for grand slams. lizzie, thank you very much. thank you. slams. lizzie, thank you very much. thank you- slams. lizzie, thank you very much. thank ou. ., ., , ., ., ., . thank you. what a
set. the can delay that intense composure she showed in the final was just remarkable. composure she showed in the final wasjust remarkable. in composure she showed in the final was just remarkable. in that case she had when the match. it s a huge moment in british sports and she s gonna be an absolute superstar. the scale of her gonna be an absolute superstar. the scale of her win really is demonstrated by this next piece of reaction. a reaction by the queen saying it is a remarkable achievement at such a young age and is testament to your hard work and dedication. natalie. natalie, we ve lost your sound. we will work on getting that back. have you muted us? can we talk now, give that a go. no. unfortunately, we still can t hear you. no. unfortunately, we still can t hearyou. basically no. unfortunately, we still can t hear you. basically reaction from the queen who has congratulated emma
also paying tribute to layla fernandez they say. and the trophy is now in emma raducanu s hands. that site that we come to know so well as it is that big smile. we will have more on this in the programme. or other hair on bbc news. the reaction notjust from the world of sport, british politicians, the comedianjimmy car tweeting saying that the match had been played beautifully, i think it s ok, i shed a tear. we will be back shortly. in the meantime here is the weather with nick. hello. the appetite for dry and brighter weather came across much of the uk today. fairview cloud, some sunny spells. even some sunny stood