Tennis: Raducanu stumbles to new early defeat in Linz
LINZ, AUSTRIA (AFP) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the WTA event in Linz on Tuesday (Nov 9), losing her second round match 6-1, 6-7 (0/7), 7-5 to world number 106 Wang Xinyu. The 18-year-old top seed Raducanu, who is expected to announce Torben Beltz as her new coach, stunned the... » read more
Tennis: Raducanu sent packing by Ukraine’s Kostyuk at Transylvania Open
BUCHAREST (REUTERS) – Ukrainian sixth seed Marta Kostyuk swept aside U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu for an emphatic 6-2 6-1 win to march into the last four of the Transylvania Open on Friday (Oct 29). Raducanu, who won her first two matches on the WTA tour to reach the quarter-finals, made 41 unforced errors as... » read more
Tennis: Raducanu turns on charm offensive
BUCHAREST (REUTERS) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been touching base with her Romanian side this week and endearing herself to the fans by speaking their language. The crowd favourite, whose father is Romanian and her mother is Chinese, is bidding to win her first title on the WTA Tour in just her fourth... » read more
Tennis: Raducanu earns first win since US Open title
CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA (AFP) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Tuesday (Oct 26) claimed her first victory since her shock triumph in New York as the British teenager beat Polona Hercog at the Transylvania Open in Romania. Raducanu, 18, recovered from a set down to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 after nearly two hours and 30... » read more
Tennis: Raducanu is new ambassador for fashion house Dior
LONDON (AFP) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been announced as a new ambassador for French luxury fashion house Dior in the latest sign of her rapid elevation to A-list celebrity. The British teenager, who is also the face of jewellery brand Tiffany and Co, will represent Maria Grazia Chiuri’s womenswear collections and Dior’s... » read more
Tennis: US Open champion Raducanu withdraws from Kremlin Cup
LONDON (REUTERS) – US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of next week’s Kremlin Cup in Moscow following her second-round loss at the Indian Wells tournament, British media reported on Thursday (Oct 14). No immediate reason was given for the withdrawal. “Unfortunately, I’ve had to make a tournament schedule change and won’t be able... » read more
Tennis: Gauff urges Raducanu not to focus on social media
INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA (REUTERS) – American teenager Coco Gauff has urged US Open champion Emma Raducanu to be wary of social media following the Briton’s maiden Grand Slam triumph at Flushing Meadows last month. Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to win a major, has since gained thousands of new followers on social media, setting... » read more
Tennis: Teen Ostapenkov stuns Schwartzman in Davis Cup
BUENOS AIRES (REUTERS) – Belarusian Daniil Ostapenkov, a teenager who had not played a professional-level match before, stunned world number 15 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-3 in their World Group I Davis Cup match against Argentina on Saturday (Sept 18). The 18-year-old became the latest young gun to cause an upset following a US Open where... » read more
Tennis: British teen qualifier Raducanu rolls into US Open semi-finals
NEW YORK (AFP) – British 18-year-old sensation Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to reach the US Open women’s semi-finals by defeating Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday (Sept 8). World number 150 Raducanu, only the fourth qualifier to reach a Grand Slam semi-final, made the Swiss 11th seed the highest-rated victim... » read more
Tennis: Relentless Raducanu races into US Open last 16
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – British teenager Emma Raducanu extended her dream run at Flushing Meadows with a comprehensive 6-0 6-1 victory over Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo to storm into the last 16 the US Open on Saturday (Sept 4). The 18-year-old Raducanu, who burst onto the scene earlier this year by reaching the fourth round... » read more
Tennis: Sports figures defend British teen sensation Raducanu over Wimbledon exit
LONDON (REUTERS) – British sports personalities from Andy Murray to Marcus Rashford rallied to the defence of teenage tennis sensation Emma Raducanu on Tuesday (July 6) after suggestions she quit her debut Wimbledon because she could not handle the pressure. The previously little-known 18-year-old, ranked 338 in the world, was the last of 14 British... » read more