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Emma Raducanu's fire-red fit produces wild US Open stat in opening round win

Raducanu got her first win at the US Open since winning the title in 2021. It turns out she should only wear red.
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Emma Raducanu during the 2025 US Open Media Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 22, 2025
Emma Raducanu during the 2025 US Open Media Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 22, 2025 | IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire

The curse has been broken for Emma Raducanu at the US Open.

Since winning her lone Grand Slam at the US Open in 2021, the 22-year-old British sensation had lost in the first round ever since. Until today, when she defeated Japan's Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2.

And the heartthrob, that fans desperately want to be Carlos Alcaraz's girlfriend, can thank her fire-red fit.

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Emma Raducanu
Aug 11, 2025; Emma Raducanu (GBR) returns a shot against Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

In a wild stat noted by the US Open, Raducanu is now 8-0 when wearing red at the US Open, having not dropped a set in those eight matches.

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Thus the only logical conclusion, never wear any color other than red until you lose.

While Raducanu stole most of the headlines leading up to the US Open playing mixed doubles with close friend Alcaraz, displaying their natural chemistry together, it was obviously a weight lifted off of her shoulders to get that first-round victory in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

"It's my first win here since 2021, so it's extra special," Raducanu said after the match.

And if she decides to tempt fate and wear colors other than red, then it's on her if she doesn't capture that record-setting $5 million payout, the largest ever for a tennis tournament.

At the very least those fantastic all-red kicks should be a staple moving forward.

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MATTHEW GRAHAM

Matthew Graham has over 20 years of media experience and oversees The Athlete Lifestyle On SI. He has had previous leadership roles at NBC Sports, Yahoo, and USA TODAY, where he co-founded For The Win (named Best Mobile Site by Digiday). He has also written for ESPN, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, People, E! Online, and FHM, covering major sports and entertainment events like the Oscars, the Golden Globes, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, and winning the Yahoo Superstar Award for coverage of the Olympics.

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