Andy Murray has stunned the tennis world after using the underarm serve in a match for the first time in his career during his win over Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.
Murray battled past the Spanish teen sensation – who he has tipped as a future world No.1 – 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in a battle that lasted more then three hours.
Andy Murray praises Emma Raducanu’s US Open win
Nine years after Murray won the first of his three grand slam titles at the US Open, 18-year-old Raducanu stunned the tennis world by beating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in Flushing Meadows.
Raducanu, the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title, did not drop a set throughout the tournament.
And Murray discussed the incredible teenagers fairytale run.
“It was incredible what she did there,” Murray, who himself ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion when he beat Novak Djokovic in the 2012 final, told the BBC.
“What she did in New York was very special, a huge boost for British tennis and gives hopefully the governing bodies an opportunity to capitalise on that and get more and more kids involved in the sport. It’s great what she did and a huge opportunity for British tennis now.”
