At 18 years of age, Emma Raducanu unexpectedly wins the US Open and is suddenly a rising star in the world of tennis and a role model for an entire generation. When the Raducanus name their daughter Emma, they are expressing their high hopes for her.
Emma Raducanu is born in Toronto on November 13, 2002. Her father, Ian, was born in Romania, while her mother, Renee, is Chinese. When Emma is two years old, the family moves to the United Kingdom, making their home in Bromley, just about an hour’s drive southeast of downtown London. While the literary figure is destined to idle away the hours, the athlete trains for success from an early age.
Emma Raducanu is born in Toronto on November 13, 2002. Her father, Ian, was born in Romania, while her mother, Renee, is Chinese. When Emma is two years old, the family moves to the United Kingdom, making their home in Bromley, just about an hour’s drive southeast of downtown London. While the literary figure is destined to idle away the hours, the athlete trains for success from an early age.
Both Emma’s parents inspired and motivated her.” During her sports career, she completes her A levels with top grades in mathematics and economics. And she’s passionate about motorsport. “Tennis alone would be too one-dimensional,” she says. And the young woman leaves little doubt, brimming over, as she is, with curiosity and lust for life. She can imagine studying economics or law. But first tennis.
She begins playing when she’s five years old. She practices before school and again in the evening. She even continues training when the floodlights go out. “My dad always told me, if I could serve in the dark, it would be easy in the daylight.” Even as a child, she knows exactly what she wants to do: play at nearby Wimbledon and clinch a Grand Slam victory.
Emma also begins driving go-karts at the age of six. “I thought it was cool and a lot of fun. The better I got, the more I enjoyed the feeling of speed and control.” Not even motocross racing gives high-energy Emma pause for thought. “Which kid doesn’t like getting dirty in the mud?” she asks, laughing. “Seriously though, that was a step up from go-karting. Motocross requires coordination and balance – and gives you an adrenaline rush.”
She begins playing when she’s five years old. She practices before school and again in the evening. She even continues training when the floodlights go out. “My dad always told me, if I could serve in the dark, it would be easy in the daylight.” Even as a child, she knows exactly what she wants to do: play at nearby Wimbledon and clinch a Grand Slam victory.
Emma also begins driving go-karts at the age of six. “I thought it was cool and a lot of fun. The better I got, the more I enjoyed the feeling of speed and control.” Not even motocross racing gives high-energy Emma pause for thought. “Which kid doesn’t like getting dirty in the mud?” she asks, laughing. “Seriously though, that was a step up from go-karting. Motocross requires coordination and balance – and gives you an adrenaline rush.”
Emma Raducanu has become a celebrity not with a single stroke, but with many professional strokes, some of them exceeding 160 kmh. Well-wishers and critics ride up and down with her as if in a paternoster lift. Her motivation on her way up and down: “Continuous improvement and getting better and just trying to learn and experience new things.” Emma has big plans. But first tennis. And then we’ll see.
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