Mark Petchey insists he ‘genuinely believes’ Emma Raducanu can win the US Open four years after her incredible victory at Flushing Meadow.

Raducanu began her US Open campaign with an impressive 6-1 6-2 victory over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara.

Before the victory, the British number one had now won a match at Flushing Meadows since her memorable US Open triumph in 2021.

Raducanu admitted she was anxious over the timing of her opening match but dispatched of Shibahara in just 62 minutes, dropping only three games.

The 22-year-old returns to action on Wednesday with a second-round match against Janice Tjen of Indonesia.

Assessing Raducanu’s chances in New York before her opening win, Petchey – who coached the Brit on an informal basis earlier this year – said: ‘She’s close, I genuin

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