A bonanza of British players in action at the US Open on day two was preceded by a promising result for the most inexperienced of competitors from this country at Flushing Meadows on Monday. Lily Miyazaki, the 27-year-old world No 198, backed up her run through qualifying by claiming her first win at a grand-slam tournament.
It would be outrageous at this stage to suggest that Miyazaki can emulate Emma Raducanu’s 2021 triumph here given that she still requires six more victories in the main draw. But this is still a very creditable effort from an unheralded player who did not compete in a warm-up event on American soil prior to her arrival in New York last week.
Instead, Miyazaki played third-tier events in the
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