THAT MONUMENTAL US OPEN FINAL: GAME-BY-GAME

SET ONE: *RADUCANU 1-0 FERNANDEZ

A CONFIDENT start by both players, though a forehand winner followed by a backhand cross-court from Raducanu sees the Brit hold serve in the opening game.

RADUCANU 2-0 FERNANDEZ*

SOME crucial unforced errors, including a double fault, put Fernandez down 0-40. Despite failing to convert six break points, Raducanu eventually gets the break when a Fernandez forehand finds the net.

*RADUCANU 2–1 FERNANDEZ

AN UNTIMELY double fault from Raducanu provides Fernandez with a break point opportunity and the Canadian immediately gets the final back on serve when Raducanu nets with a backhand.

RADUCANU 2-2 FERNANDEZ*

FERNANDEZ mixes up her shot selection with a wonderfully executed drop shot to lead 40-0 before taking the game with a huge serve. The momentum is with Fernandez and the crowd are right behind the 19-year-old.

*RADUCANU 3-2 FERNANDEZ

RADUCANU is in a perilous position after a Fernandez forehand winner and a double fault puts her down 0-30, but the Brit steadies herself and reels off four consecutive points to hold serve.