Wimbledon 2021: Who is Emma Raducanu? All you need to know about the British teen tennis sensation at Wimbledon- The beauty of doing well in a grand slam tournament can lead to overnight fame. We have come across a similar story in Wimbledon 2021. Emma Raducanu of Britain has become the talk of the town after her heroics in Wimbledon. Notably, the 18-year-old and the lowest-ranked (338) player has made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon since 1959.
Having played (and lost, to Harriet Dart in Nottingham) her only previous WTA-level match just a month ago, the wild card has yet to drop a set this Fortnight.
On the cavernous stage of No.1 Court on Saturday, she blithely put 30 winners past the world No.45 Cirstea and will face Australia’s No.2 Ajla Tomljanovic for a place in the last eight.
Raducanu has projected a guaranteed rise to No.175, with a bounce into the high 130s if she can get past Tomljanovic.
Due to medical reasons, Emma Raducanu has retired from this match – but what an incredible run to the fourth round it was 💚 💜#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/fmp6M0twDw
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Wimbledon 2021: Who is Emma Raducanu? All you need to know about British teen tennis sensation at Wimbledon
Raducanu is a member of the LTA’s Pro Scholarship Programme, providing support – including physio, wellbeing, medical, financial, and access to the National Tennis Centre – to the best 16-24-year-old players in Britain.
Now coached by Nigel Sears (who worked previously with Daniela Hantuchova and Ana Ivanovic), Raducanu is the only child of Romanian and Chinese parents. Born in Toronto, she has lived in south London since the age of two.
She began in the sport at age five, but until her A-Levels in maths and economics were safely completed in April, education was her chief focus – she attended the same school as Britain’s 200m world champion Dina Asher-Smith.
Meanwhile, she amassed three ITF titles, while dabbling in a spot of motocross and go-karting in her downtime. Before Wimbledon, her season’s earnings were barely in four figures sterling. Now her bank balance will increase by at least £181,000.
Source: wimbledon.com
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