US Open tale of the tape: How Emma Raducanu measures up against Maria Sakkari
British teenager Emma Raducanu faces the experienced Maria Sakkari for a place in the US Open final on Friday morning.
Here, the PA news agency sees how they match up.
Raducanu v Sakkari
18-year-old qualifier Emma Raducanu and veteran fighter Maria Sakkari for a spot in the #USOpen final.
We’re ready. pic.twitter.com/3uyeXwZOIT
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2021
Age
18 – 26
Nationality
British – Greek
Height
5ft 7in – 5ft 8in
Ahhh final four feeling!! I can’t believe it. 😳Thank you all, see you out there tomorrow under the lights🌃 pic.twitter.com/AkHshFgrxH
— Emma Raducanu (@EmmaRaducanu) September 8, 2021
World ranking
150 – 18
Career singles titles
0 – 1
Career prize money
303,376 US dollars – 4.4million US dollars
Maria Sakkari is into the #USOpen semifinals! pic.twitter.com/bcMMhwI72i
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2021
Grand slam titles
0 – 0
US Open best
Semi-final 2021 – Semi-final 2021
Head-to-head wins
0 – 0
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