- Title: Raducanu celebrates surreal week on home return
- Date: 17th September 2021
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 13, 2021) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** RADUCANU POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AT MET GALA
- Embargoed: 1st October 2021 10:32
- Keywords: Emma Raducanu US Open ad money sponsor sport tennis
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Europe,Sport,Tennis
- Reuters ID: LVA004EV3WOQN
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- Story Text: Tennis player Emma Raducanu reflected on a surreal, whirlwind week that began with winning the U.S. Open and ended with her mum's homemade dumplings.
Raducanu started the U.S. Open ranked 150th in the world having only played one other Grand Slam in her fledgling career and that was this year's Wimbledon in which she made the third round.
During an interview recorded from her home in London on Friday (September 17), the 18-year-old said she rewatched her final against Canada's Leylah Fernandez for the first time the night before and said it almost felt like watching somebody else win the match.
Raducanu, now ranked 23rd in the world, said she was 'proud' to have come through the tougher moments in the game and also didn't realise how 'stressful' the injury timeout for her cut knee was for the TV viewing audience.
After winning the final, the British player turned up on major U.S. broadcast channels, visited the Wall Street Stock Exchange and even turned up to the Met Gala, where she got to meet one of her motor sport heroes Lewis Hamilton.
On her return to the UK and reuniting with her family, Raducanu revealed the celebrations were low key and that her mom, who hails from China, made some homemade dumplings for her daughter.
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