"Honestly I just can't believe it" says Emma Raducanu after reaching US Open final

It's a historic achievement in the world of tennis and a very monumental one for Raducanu. Regardless of the outcome of that match, she will enter the top 50 quite comfortably which will change speed up her career trajectory quite a lot. For Raducanu this all seems like a dream as she said after the match:

"Honestly I just can't believe it. A shock. Crazy. All of the above."

After gathering her thoughts a bit she admitted that it's a dream come true:

"I always had dreams of playing in Grand Slams, but I just didn't know when they would come. To come this early, at this point in my career, I've only really been on tour for a month, two months since Wimbledon. It's pretty crazy to me."

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Raducanu played a lot of matches heading into the US Open and she explained how that helped her:

"Leading up to the US Open I had a lot of matches coming in. I played a 125 in Chicago, a 100K the week before. I think I was building with each match. Here in the US Open I wasn't really sure how my level was going to be. In a way my tennis level has surprised me in the way that I've managed step up against some of the best players in the world."

Raducanu also admitted believe herself capable of this:

"I personally think inside I knew I had some sort of level inside of me that was similar to these girls, but I didn't know if I was able to maintain it over a set or over two sets. To be able to do it and play the best players in the world and beat them, I honestly can't believe it."