Lily Miyazaki won her first main draw Grand Slam singles match on opening Monday at the US Open with a superb straight-sets victory against Margarita Betova.
On Saturday, Miyazaki emulated Emma Raducanu from two years ago in coming through the qualifiers, and the 27-year-old emerged victorious against Russian Betova 6-3 6-3.
The world No 199, whose only previous major appearance came when she lost in the Wimbledon first round in 2022 as a wild card, may be unlikely to emulate Raducanu's fairy-tale title win, but she still secured a near £100,000 pay day and a high-profile second-round match against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic on Wednesday.
"I'm kind of lost for words right now. Coming into this tournament I didn't expect to be at this stage, so I'm just really happy and proud of myself," the 27-year-old Japanese-born Brit told Sky Sports.
"Qualifying definitely helped me because I got matches under my belt and I felt really comfortable with the conditions.
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