The Liverpool Tennis Centre is a world away from the glitz and glamour of Flushing Meadows. Squeezed into the back of a public park, next to the West Coast mainline train track, it is an unremarkable place.
It is, however, home to a remarkable story: for it was here that the teenager who is currently the most talked about sportswoman in the world, developed the winning habit. Emma Raducanu will never forget New York but she will never forget the suburb of Wavertree, either.
In June 2015, the newly-crowned US Open champion was recruited to play a junior event at the Liverpool International Tournament.