Teenager Emma Raducanu wins US Open women's title
New York, Sep 12: Emma Raducanu completed her historic run through the US Open by beating Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 for her first Grand Slam title.
Raducanu was already the first player in the professional era, dating to 1968, to come through the qualifying rounds to reach the final of a major tournament.
The 18-year-old from Britain then won it, becoming the youngest Grand Slam champion since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004.
In just her second Grand Slam tournament, Raducanu ended the tournament as the first player since Serena Williams in 2014 to not drop a set in the US Open.
She closed out the match after needing a medical timeout during her service game for treatment after cutting her knee.
Fernandez knocked out three top-five players en route to the final but couldn't find the energy for a comeback after playing four straight three-set matches.
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Kundapura: Car overturns near Thekkatte, six students including driver seriously injured
Kundapur: Six students including the driver were seriously injured after a car they were traveling on overturned and fell into a drain on the National Highway-66 near Thekkatte on Monday.
According to police, the injured were students pursuing law and engineering at Pune in Maharashtra.
A group of 12 students had started a tour across the country in two cars on January 31. The accident occurred while they were returning to Pune after visiting the Tirupati temple.
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In the afternoon, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle near Kannukere in Thekkatte. The car jumped the divider and plunged into a drain on the opposite side of the road.
It is learnt that six students, including the driver, were inside the car at the time of the accident. Locals rushed to the spot, rescued the injured from the vehicle, and shifted them to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Kota Police Station officer Praveen Kumar R. visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
