Emma Raducanu vs Leylah Fernandez LIVE result: Latest updates from US Open final

A second double fault from Fernandez brings up a fifth break point of the game, but more brilliant defence from the 19-year-old sees Raducanu net under pressure.

A big serve from Fernandez earns her the game point as Raducanu can’t return.

Fernandez then misses a clear opportunity to win the game after sending Raducanu out wide, but she can’t keep her passing shot inside the tramlines!

Fernandez forces Raducanu wide again after another stunning rally between the players, and this time she keeps her volley in the court and Raducanu can’t reply.

Raducanu stays alive in the game as Fernandez goes long, as we approach the 10-minute mark in this game alone!

Wow, what a start! Raducanu steps into a Fernandez second serve and rips a clean winner off her backhand across court.

That is followed by a tense double fault from Fernandez - Raducanu’s returns can have that effect on players.

A further error from Fernandez brings up three break points at 0-40!

Fernandez saves the first as Raducanu goes long, to loud applause in Arthur Ashe.

Fernandez then hits a forehand clean winner following a stunning rally - brilliant defence from the Canadian to overturn Raducanu’s fierce return.

Raducanu then hits a forehand wide on the third break point to bring up deuce - but she earns herself another opportunity after pushing Fernandez back and nailing the tough backhand volley.

Fernandez saves the break point with an ace, and on we go!

Raducanu gets a first serve in to open the match but Fernandez wins the first point with a strong crosscourt backhand winner.

But Raducanu gets on the board as Fernandez nets on the next point.

Brilliant hitting from Raducanu sees the teenager push Fernandez back as she steps in to power a forehand winner past her opponent.

Fernandez cannot return a strong first-serve from Raducanu to bring up game point - but Raducanu nets on the next point.

But a brilliant backhand winner Raducanu sees her claim the opening hold! That will settle any nerves!

Raducanu won the toss and has elected to serve.

Here we go!

*denotes next server

The atmosphere inside Arthur Ashe is buzzing as the players begin their warm-ups. The temperature in New York is around 24 degrees, which is a lot cooler than some of the days at the tournament over the past two weeks.

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are joined on court by Billie Jean King and her fellow members of the ‘Original Nine’.

King and the ‘Original Nine’ led the way in launching the women’s professional tour 50 years ago - and they stand for equality in women’s tennis and beyond.

Tonight’s final is a fitting matchup to honour their stand half a century ago.

Here comes Emma Raducanu! Before she takes to the court she first gives a quick pre-match interview.

Asked about her remarkable run over the past three weeks, she says: “I just believed in myself. I’ve been taking it one match at a time and it’s brought me to the final. It’s so exciting to be in a grand slam final and I can’t wait to get out there.”

There are huge cheers as the players are introduced out on court. Raducanu looks as relaxed as ever. What an occasion this is.

Tonight’s US Open final is taking place on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Before the final begins, a ceremony will take place to commemorate the lives that were lost.

Emma Raducanu’s in-the-moment mindset is one of the biggest reasons behind her remarkable run to the US Open final.

The teenager has taken her journey one match at a time, and it’s an approach that she will bring with her into the biggest match of her life tonight.

“Honestly right now I’m just thinking of the game plan, how to execute,” she said. “That’s what’s landed me in this situation. It hasn’t been focusing on who’s expected to win this match or that one.

“I think it’s just taking care of the day. That’s what I’m doing quite well at the moment.”

Sadly, Emma Raducanu’s parents, Ian and Renee, have not been able to watch their daughter advance to the US Open final. They’ve been unable to travel to the US as it currently requires a special exemption visa, which can prove a complex and bureaucratic business to acquire.

It does sound like they could be making more of an effort when it comes to staying in touch, however, having “ghosted” Emma after she beat Shelby Rogers in the quarter-final.

“I’ve got quite a lot of messages from my school friends,” Raducanu said. “It’s really nice that we’re still in contact even though we’ve left. I mean, it was quite a short time ago.

“[But] my parents actually, like, ghosted me after the match,” she laughed. “I texted them, but they didn’t reply even though they were online! Yeah, that meant something.”

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