Carlos Alcaraz Two dreamy weeks and many lessons in New York: "I saw him to do something great"
At first glance, it is difficult to identify the physical features of
Emma Raducanu
, the new sensation of world tennis.
To locate it, the most appropriate thing is to have a world map at hand.
He was born in Toronto (Canada) 18 years ago, but they both moved to Bromley (England).
Her father, Ian, is Romanian.
And her mother, Reneee, is Chinese.
A true product of globalization that never loses its smile.
And that amazes by leaps and bounds.
This morning, after the semifinal that
Leylah Fernández will
play
- another of the precocious sensations, also with capricious origins: Canadian with an Ecuadorian father - and
Aryna Sabalenka
, Emma will seek in the Arthur Ashe the final of the US Open against the Greek
Maria Sakkari
.
The last British woman to win a Grand Slam was
Virginia Wade
in 1977 (Wimbledon).
Beyond the result of this Thursday, Raducanu's story draws powerfully attention due to the speed of its explosion.
Because Emma wasn't exactly a popular tennis player.
It was during the last Wimbledon tournament where he made himself known thanks to an invitation, since he was not then, less than three months ago, nor among the 300 best in the ATP ranking.
Before, pandemic through, it had been 18 months without competing. In London, from the qualifying round, he progressed until he reached the round of 16 to the delight of the local fans. In that duel against
Alja Tomjanovic
left one of the images that will always accompany her when she remembers her beginnings. With worrisome breathing problems, he had to retire in the second set. Several days later, he explained the real causes: anxiety. "I was playing the best tennis of my life in front of an amazing audience and I think the whole experience surprised me. At the end of the first set, after some super intense rallies, I started struggling to breathe and felt dizzy. He advised not to continue and although it was the hardest thing in the world not to be able to close my tournament on the court, it was not right to continue playing. "
Also thanks to an invitation, he was planted at the US Open a few days ago. And its definitive boom arrived. Because at
Flushing Meadows
, Emma has not yet lost a set in eight games - in the third round she swept
Sara Sorribes
- despite the fact that "she had reserved the return ticket at the end of the qualifying phase." In the quarterfinals, she finished nothing less than the recent Olympic champion, the Swiss
Belinda Bencic
(6-3 and 6-4). No one, neither man nor woman, had managed to reach the penultimate round of the tournament from the previous one.
Raducanu, who is also the third female ranked outside of the Top 100 to reach the US Open semifinals (
Billie Jean King in 1979 and Kim Clijsters
in 2009), is not only a talent from the bottom of the court and his playful game.
Also in his privileged head resides the success that is triggering the expectations of a country eager for tennis idols.
A few weeks ago he achieved the equivalent of Baccalaureate with a general grade of outstanding and with an honors degree in mathematics.
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