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| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Date: 30 August-12 September |
| Coverage: Daily radio commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra/BBC Sport website and app, with selected live text commentaries and match reports on the website and app |
British teenager Emma Raducanu delivered another impressive display which belied her youth and inexperience as she swept aside China’s Zhang Shuai to reach the US Open third round.
Raducanu won 6-2 6-4 against 32-year-old Zhang, who is ranked 101 places higher than the 18-year-old.
Superior in every department, Raducanu needed one hour and 21 minutes to win.
Next she will face Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo on Saturday for a place in the fourth round.
Following her stunning run to the Wimbledon last 16 as a wildcard, Raducanu is backing up that breakout display in New York.
Raducanu qualified for her first major last week and, unfazed by the magnitude of…
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