Tennis-Britain's Channel 4 nets 9.2 million viewers for Raducanu's historic title

Sep 11, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Emma Raducanu of Great Britain reacts after winning a point against Leylah Fernandez of Canada (not pictured) in the women's singles final on day thirteen of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

LONDON (Reuters) - British teenager Emma Raducanu's staggering U.S. Open final victory had a nation glued to their screens on Saturday night with Channel 4 saying the audience for their broadcast peaked at 9.2 million viewers.

Such was the hype around Raducanu's fairytale run to the final in New York against Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez that Channel 4 did a last-minute deal to share UK rights holder Amazon Prime's feed of the match and make it free to air.