A "surprising" event covers the news of Cristiano Ronaldo's return in the British newspapers
Young Emma Radocano's victory in the US Open dominated the British newspapers on Sunday morning, covering the news of the return of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored two goals with Manchester United in his first appearance on Saturday.
From Queen Elizabeth II, through former American tennis player Martina Navratilova, to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Manchester United player Marcus Rashford: the whole of the United Kingdom and the tennis world congratulated on Sunday the young Emma Radocano after winning the US Open.
The 18-year-old British teenager wrote history when she became the first female qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, defeating 19-year-old Canadian Leila Fernandes 6-4 6-3 Saturday in the final of the US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament, On Flushing Meadows.
Radocano, ranked 150, became the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam title, and the youngest Grand Slam champion since Russia's Maria Sharapova, when she won Wimbledon, the third grand slam title, in 2004 at the age of 17.
Radocano also became the first British woman to win a major since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977 and the first British woman to win a Flushing Meadows title since Wade herself in 1968.
Queen Elizabeth II was among the first to pay tribute to Radocano's magnificent coronation, saying in a statement, "It is a remarkable achievement at such a young age and a testament to your hard work and dedication."
Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted: "What a thrilling match! Congratulations Emma Raducano. You have shown extraordinary talent, composure and courage, we are all so proud of you."
Raducano's victory even cast a shadow over the British headlines on Sunday morning, covering up the news of Cristiano Ronaldo's return and his two-goal Manchester United debut on Saturday.
"Extremely formidable," L'Express wrote on its front page, while The Telegraph said, "You did it!"
On social media, enthusiasm for the young woman's performance was unanimous among other British athletes.
"This is the first time in my life that I've been tweeting while I'm on the air, but oh my God, what a performance, what a victory," former England football star Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter while presenting his BBC's "Match of the Day" programme. What a wonderful young woman she is."
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England international Marcus Rashford, who supported Radocano after her first major Wimbledon exit last July, tweeted, “Look at this ability to rebalance, Radocano is the champion of the US Open. Wonderful. Congratulations. ".
Raducano was born in Canada to a Chinese mother and Romanian father, before moving to England at the age of two.
So her victory sparked a flurry of comments online in China as well, despite little coverage from the media there.
The Internet giant, Tencent, titled an article, "A player of Chinese origin wins the US Open," accompanied by pictures of Radokano visiting China as a child, and noting that she "confirmed that her motivation (or strength) came from her Chinese mother!"
Radocano, on the other hand, had no mention on state television or on national radio, even if the British man's words in Mandarin sparked discussions on China's social media platform Weibo.
In Bromley, in the suburb of London, where Radocano grew up, members of her former tennis club gathered on Saturday night in front of the television to cheer her on.
"I'm speechless," her former coach, Susan Williams, said.
Like them, all tennis fans young and old praised the young prodigy's performance.
Former British top seed Tim Henman confirmed that Radocano "will win other Grand Slam tournaments, it's very good. It's not an emergency, you play high-level tennis."
For his part, Australian former Wimbledon winner Pat Cash told the BBC that a young woman winning the qualifiers for a major tournament was "something I had never imagined before. It's amazing."
In turn, Martina Navratilova tweeted, "A star is born. Emma Raducano is making history (...) She has just started. She will never have to play in the playoffs again."
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