What a year it has been for Emma Raducanu! We caught up with the Wimbledon breakout star, and now US Open Grand Slam winner, to take a trip down memory lane and look back at some old photos from her childhood and some more recent snaps.
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The best thing to happen to British Tennis ever. We're lucky to have her.
Hell yes.
"This is probably one of my favourite photos of me ever! I was so overcome with emotion. I just couldn't believe what was happening, honestly!" Well, wait until you see your photo holding the US Open trophy.
Just imagine the reception she'll get at Wimbledon in 2022!
Yes, that should be quite an occasion. However, that's a long time away. I have no idea what the next pro tennis tournament she plans to enter is, but let's, just for a moment, put ourselves in the place of the organizers and promotors of that tournament. You'll have what anyone would agree is the biggest sensation in the history of tennis. Ticket sales should skyrocket. It would be nice to be in that position. I wish her all the best in her future, in and outside of tennis.
@@bobbybaucom9440 Fingers crossed for Indian Wells then. Apparently she's ambivalent about going (presumably an invite would be no problem!) but Leylah Fernandez will be there so maybe that will tempt her.
So the pressure's on now at every game, hopefully she will be prepared for that.
@@trespasser121 Basically, Emma has worked most of her life to get to this level in tennis. I can't imagine that she or her family, or those around her, can even conceive of the pressure she'll be under in the future. Now she won't be able to go out to a restaurant or any other outing without security and her relationships with her classmates going forward will never be the same. Naturally, I've seen the word transcend but have never used it. I'd like to now. Her popularity will transcend tennis. She's a great tennis player, multicultural, young, very attractive, a great personality with a bright smile, articulate, intelligent, charming, and with a lot of poise. She even speaks Mandarin, I believe. I read somewhere that she might decide to try to quality for Indian Wells. That's the most absurd thing I've read about Emma and her victory at the U.S. Open. I believe that the promotors of the Indian Well tennis tournament would give her a wild card invitation and send a private jet to England to bring her to the tournament site.
Mmmm ... just imagine the pressure on her too! Hopefully, she will spend plenty of time preparing for all the challenges, psychological as well as physical, that Wimbledon presents to a British tennis player!
What an amazing young lady...so sensible ...such poise ..such maturity...My word...she is only 18 years old!!
Emma is just SO ADORABLE.
Her accent....damn. She's an amazing tennis player and her beauty and aura attracts even more towards her. Especially when she smiles. Totally disarms you and I can see her appeal. Winners who have such astounding beauty get even more
Now a grand slam champion, crazy!!
What an amazing person, her smile infectious and her tennis is just awesome. Briton has a new star bigger than every other star out there. She is exciting news for British sport
And now US OPEN CHAMPION!!! Onwards and upwards!! Here’s to many more!!!!
Legend. Good luck tomorrow Emma, US Open qualifier and finalist. Incredible.
She has done it.
silly, she has done it.
and winner!
Well done Emma,as a brit myself I am proud of you for someone so young you are a legend already
She looks good white outfit on court 😅
What a lovely young lady, just makes me smile.
A month later shes in the US open final!
What I like about watching this today (!) is the fact that we now know she is a Major Winner, so proud of you 🤗come on Emma, we support you, always and forever. 💖
Incredible journey! Amazing talent! She just won the US OPEN! God bless her!
Lovely to hear again from Emma and still enjoying her honest and insightful comments about what she felt at the time. Mubadala was another learning curve. Best wishes for the future...
Bless our Emma 👍🏾
Very good communicator!
Wonderful to see rising talented players of Asian descent: Naomi (Japanese), Leylah (Filipino) and Emma (Chinese)!
That's right
nobody cares
@@tylerdaniels9000 Obviously people do.
@@hwren9845 what people?
Nice to see she holds her heritage, culture and language close to her heart. Nationalities can change but her blood won't ever. You can see how she wears a mix of China and Romania's flag colours on her uniform.
I think Emma winning is a bigger deal than if England had won Euro 2020. Considering she came from virtual anonymity as a qualifier makes it even more amazing. Definitely has to be a favorite for Sports Personality of the Year. It just shows that with solid parenting, inner belief and talent, anything is possible. I hope that the British public doesn’t put too much pressure on her and the media leaves her alone.
Sports Personality is a given, I bet the bookies have stopped taking bets She is going to be a target for the papparazzi from now on - we all know how this story goes. But I think she's extremely tough mentally and will be able to withstand the onslaught (how many TV channels has she spoken live on in the last week? ... all of them! .. no problem at all, a natural) This lady has got her head screwed on correctly - she's going to be fine.
Well done you done us proud♥️
U're Such a Great Girl & Should B Very Proud of All U're accomplishments, I think you'll do well in the future as you have a great career ahead of you 💙🙏
Definitely a new star is born
Well, that's next years s.p.o.t.y. sorted. What a truly remarkable young lady. A credit to her parents and perfect role model. Please do not change in any way and media, keep off her back.
I'm worried our trash tabloids are going to do their best to tear her down now.
I think she'll win this years.
I hope this fine young lady has a long and successful career. She is beautiful, intelligent, and talented, so it looks like she will end up a multimillionaire if the fairy tale plays out as written.
err, she already is a multimillionaire
@@oliverandalfred You ain't seen nothing yet!
It’s a shame, really, that one of these lovely young ladies has to lose tomorrow. But I’m sure whoever draws the short straw will do so with an amazing grace uncommon to her years, since they have both held themselves remarkably well to get to this point. They have both certainly gained legions of fans due to their exploits at this tournament.
Justice has been done to both sensational teenage finalists .Bravo
amazing woman...
gorgeous girl ❤️😎
I'm excited about watching her play in her next tournament. I've commented about this before, but can you imagine being the promotor of a tennis tournament and all of a sudden Emma Raducanu is in the field. And Leylah Fernandez! Many years ago, Tiger Woods was coming back after an injury and the end of the golf season was approaching. There was one PGA event left, the one in Greensboro, NC. As he needed to finish high in the ranking to participate in the Fedex playoffs, he entered at the last moment. Well, the Greensboro organizers had to go into a crisis mode as ticket sales skyrocketed. They had to arrange for all the extra spectators, parking, concessions, and so many other, all at the last minute. If I remember correctly, Tiger won. All this should be fact checked.
Emma looks lovely
You will be the best.we love you
There is my girl 👧💕💓💗😍❤
Yeah. Beautiful 👍
😂😂 I love the first one excuse x
Her voice reminds me of Keira Knightley's.
2021 U.S. open champion
O Raducanu!
Emma RADUCANU not only are you my favorite female player a crush on you stay beautiful you keep pushing hard work beats Talent so keep working hard and you got this hopefully one day you raise the trophy up a slam
I have a TOTAL CRUSH on her too...she`s my dream woman!!
@@mjh5437 she's prettier natural that makeup not-so-good
She spends her summers in Shenyang China training in tennis and table tennis to improve her reaction time. Emma said she gets her resilence, humbleness and self-belief from her Chinese side and Li-Na is her idol. She credits her Chinese family and culture the most for making her who she is today.
@@silveriver9 man I like her stutter-step she has her hesitation step what she has a taste like she's going that way to make her opponent hit the ball to the directions she's actually going to pretty cool and I just literally started watching tennis like 6 months ago in Wimbledon and I don't know why but the first matchup she was a huge underdog but something told me go for her and I'll let you know what I'm going to go for a hopefully she makes it it and then she went three straight and then she loses the fourth pretty cool I thought I was pretty cool that's what she became my favorite player And I believe those tears in Wimbledon is what got her to win that US Open
Please stay the way you are Emma. Dare to be different, don't let the media turn you woke. Look what happened to Osaka. Get woke-go broke.
I think its an easy win tommorow no more 3rd set ,i bet for leylah but emma is just to good for her good luck young fellas
Old photos? She is still a kid! LMAO
Her English is clear as can be why is they sub titles
Common Emma win US open tonight
Where and when is Emma's next tournament?
She’s actually playing rn at the ITF USA 16A. Live match and she’s trailing to Han Na-lae
I just checked in Google, Emma beat her 6-3, 6-0. Here's their tournament website: www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/w100-landisville-pa-(moved-from-02-aug)/usa/2021/w-itf-usa-16a-2021/order-of-play/
@@st2216 Plays Mona Barthel in the next round starting 3.00 BST today
@@stevewindermere7334 She won 6-2, 6-3!
@@stevewindermere7334 she beat ysaline bonaventure today and she’s in the R16
Nice to see but when's her next tourny? I need to watch!!! So annoyed I didn't get to see this great talent at Nottingham this year but they insisted one had to wear a mask! Great pity as it was one of the rare occasions where we had a complete week of sunshine!! Come on Emma!!!!!!
I hope you've been watching the US Open!!
@@kingstumble Absolutely and she will be coming onto court very soon!
@@garethbramley1 Wow, wow, wow. What a player! What a girl!
@@kingstumble Unbelievable stuff (again!).
A bunch?
A handful of
She was born in Canada, so maybe picked up american slang over there
@@jj9749 She left when she was two so unlikely 😁
Cute girl
台灣之光！
Chinese Top!
Let's face it, none of those photos was really "old", she's only 18 and almost certainly they are all digital images. For oldies like me, "old" photos means black-and-white prints, long before anyone had even thought of digital imaging, or even colour photography !
Somehow showing her Ansel Adams pics, although meeting your criteria, would have meant a slightly less interesting video, although I could be wrong.
Why does this video have subtitles? She speaks very good English. Perhaps, because she is English?
It's laughable really,Emma was born in Canada has a Canadian passport ,Her father was born in Romania her Mother China ,but emma is british ? Yeah right
Yes, she moved to the UK when she was 2.... she didn't have a say in that, surprisingly, neither did she choose the nationality of her parents
It is laughable only for those who did not know the atrocities of communism....lots of brain washed on this planet...and more to come from the new zombie Era...
are you saying this because you don't think she has the right to claim she is British? how do you even know what she considers herself.
Not laughable - joyful !
She spends her summers in Shenyang China training in tennis and table tennis to improve her reaction time. Emma said she gets her resilence, humbleness and self-belief from her Chinese side and Li-Na is her idol. She credits her Chinese family and culture the most for making her who she is today.