Emma Raducanu has made history by winning the US Open women's singles title, beating Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the final.

The 18-year-old had already secured her place in the record books after becoming the first qualifier to ever reach a grand slam final.

Here, the PA news agency looks at Raducanu's New York fairy tale.

Qualifying round one – beat Bibiane Schoofs 6-1 6-2

Rogers had defeated top seed Ashleigh Barty in round three and made far too many errors but Raducanu handled her debut at Arthur Ashe Stadium with aplomb, overcoming a nervy start with another run of 11 games.

Quarter-finals – beat Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-4

Bencic had won 13 of her 14 previous matches and after breaking Raducanu's serve in the opening game went 2-0 up, but the Brit soon found her range and never looked back as the accuracy of her heavy groundstrokes overwhelmed the world number 12.

Semi-finals – beat Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4

Greek 17th seed Sakkari is a fierce competitor and an experienced campaigner, but Raducanu raced away with the first set and nervelessly finished her off in the second to reach the final.

Final – beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3

After edging out a close first set 6-4, Raducanu found herself an early break down in the second but she then won four straight games to turn the tide back in her favour. But Fernandez was not finished, saving two match points to force Raducanu to try to serve it out. To add to the tension, the British player was forced to take an injury timeout after grazing her leg sliding to the ball. Raducanu saved a break point, and another, before bringing up her third match point. And this time she took it – with an ace, sealing a phenomenal 6-4 6-3 victory.