British teen sensation Emma Raducanu moves within ONE win of a place in US Open main draw after beating Mariam Bolkvadze in second round of qualifying
- Teenager Emma Raducanu is one step away from securing place in the US open
- She beat Bibiane Schoofs 6-1, 6-2 and then Mariam Bolkvadz 6-3, 7-5
- The 18-year-old will now play Egypt's Mayar Sherif for a place in the main draw
British teenager Emma Raducanu is one step away from a place in the US Open main draw after coming through the second round of qualifying.
The 18-year-old dropped just three games as she rolled over Holland's Bibiane Schoofs 6-1, 6-2 in the first round but was made to work harder for the win against Mariam Bolkvadze of Georgia.
Her 6-3, 7-5 victory sets up a final qualifying match against Egyptian Mayar Sherif.
![Emma Raducanu beat Holland's Bibiane Schoofs 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of qualifying](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/27/08/47163525-0-image-a-1_1630051064529.jpg)
Emma Raducanu beat Holland's Bibiane Schoofs 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of qualifying
![The teenager also beat Georgia's Mariam Bolkvadze in the second round of qualifying](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/27/10/47163541-9932337-The_teenager_also_beat_Georgia_s_Mariam_Bolkvadze_in_the_second_-a-1_1630057613748.jpg)
The teenager also beat Georgia's Mariam Bolkvadze in the second round of qualifying
Also through to the final round of qualifying is Harriet Dart who prevailed over Lucrezia Stefanini 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), the first set seeing 10 breaks of serve.
Dart will go on to face Viktoriya Tomova while Katie Boulter will next play Kristina Kucova after beating Vitalia Diatchenko 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Liam Broady's US Open hopes were dashed by Marco Trungelliti who won 6-4 6-4.
And a trio of Brits fell at the second round in the women's draw on Thursday, Francesca Jones going down 6-4, 6-4 to Jaqueline Adina Cristian, Jodie Anna Burrage losing in three sets to Stefanie Voegele 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) and Samantha Murray pipped by Monica Niculescu 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
![She will now play Egypt's Mayar Sherif in the final round for a place in the US Open main draw](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/27/10/47163527-9932337-She_will_now_play_Egypt_s_Mayar_Sherif_in_the_final_round_for_a_-a-2_1630057613847.jpg)
She will now play Egypt's Mayar Sherif in the final round for a place in the US Open main draw
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