Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world at the US Open when she became the first qualifier to go all the way and take home a grand slam title.

But a few months before, there was another sound in the bark - at least from her 88-year-old grandmother Niculina Raducanu from Romania.

Emma Raducanu had surprisingly made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon, when she was forced to cancel the match due to breathing difficulties.

- I asked her parents if she should not quit.

Because what if something happened to Emma?

Health is more important than wealth and celebrity, says Niculina Raducanu to the Daily Mail.

Grandma did not see the final

Fortunately, neither the parents nor Emma Raducanu acted on the council.

Instead, the giant talent stood for a historic feat when she defeated Leylah Fernandez in the US Open final in New York less than a week ago.

A final Niculina Raducanu could not follow.

- I could not look because my heart would not be able to do it.

I said to myself "this match is going to be tough", so I decided not to check, she says.

"Found out the next day"

It was not until the next day that she learned that her granddaughter had won.

- I found out about it on the news the next day, and was happy that she was strong and healthy, and that her mind was strong too - especially after what happened last time at Wimbledon, she says.

Emma Raducanu was born in Canada to a Romanian father and Chinese mother.

The family moved to the UK when she was two years old.

CLIP: Emma Raducanu after the US Open win (September 12, 2021)

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Emma Raducanu has put New York at her feet.

Leylah Fernandez in the background has to wait for her first Grand Slam title.

Photo: TT