Emma Raducanu became the new tennis sensation, after being crowned the champion of the US Open 2021. This triumph means very good news for a sport that needs great stories on the female side.
The 18-year-old Briton was ranked 175th in the WTA rankings before arriving in New York for the last grand slam of the season. Now, she is located in 23rd place and is projected as a player who in a short time could aspire to reach the top, which is currently occupied by the Australian Ash Barty.
‘I dream of becoming a US Grand Slam Champion one day.’
Back in 2014, 11-year-old @EmmaRaducanu told Sky Sports she would like to become a Grand Slam Champion one day if she ‘works on her game and pulls it together’.
Read more here: https://t.co/lHcEOzqNq0 pic.twitter.com/OwfmPZgahF
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 15, 2021
Powerfully striking is the fact that Raducanu generates an enthusiasm in people that has not been seen in the WTA environment for some time. In fact, he is achieving in British tennis something very similar to what Andy Murray did in his time, when he was able to win Wimbledon.
Beyond the incredible results on the court with her young age, the young woman shows a sympathy and beauty that manages to catch fans from all over the world, even people who are not followers of the “white sport”.
about last night…?? #themet pic.twitter.com/fPEpUYYKWM
– Emma Raducanu (@EmmaRaducanu) September 14, 2021
The dangerous thing about the phenomenon that Raducanu is experiencing is that because he is so young, it will be difficult for him to maintain his concentration on tennis in the midst of so much attention he receives from fans, media and celebrities. For example, Eugenie Bouchard reached the final of Wimbledon at the age of 20, and after that result she could not stay at the top of tennis, due to distractions that have to do with the world of entertainment.
Counting the qualifying phase, Raducanu did not lose a set in her 10 matches played at the US Open 2021. A fact that simply shows that we are in the presence of a true emerging star of women’s tennis. Hopefully she can stay healthy and, above all, away from a world of frivolities that could bring her greater fame, but subtract her from her sports career.
? NEW: Emma Raducanu has said she is ‘really grateful’ to Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool manager heaped praise on the young tennis star after her stunning US Open victory.
“It’s very, very nice to hear and I’m very grateful.” #awlive [sky] pic.twitter.com/b0q8hm4Rkn
— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) September 17, 2021
Martina Hingis won Wimbledon at age 16 and was able to create one of the most extraordinary races in the history of the sport. Sure, in the 90s there was no social media and gamers had fewer ways of being distracted.
In conclusion, the triumph of the British Emma Raducanu in the US Open set the world of sport vibrating, and this girl seems to have that “something more” that is needed to become the main star of the WTA very soon, in a moment in which Serena Williams is on her way out and Naomi Osaka seems not to be fully focused on her professional tennis career.
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