Britain’s hopes rest on teenage tennis sensation Emma Raducanu as Wimbledon gears up for its final Manic Monday.
The second Monday at Wimbledon has always been eagerly awaited as it is the only Grand Slam to schedule all 16 fourth-round women’s and men’s singles matches on the same day.
However, the traditional average rest Sunday will be phased out next year, with the final 16 spread over two days, in line with the other three majors.
Raducanu, an 18-year-old wildcard, is ranked 338th in the world and is the first British teenager to reach the bottom 16 since 1959.
Like many other 18-year-olds, she is awaiting her A-level results, but later today she will focus on world No.75 Ajla Tomljanovic, whom she will fight for a place in the quarter-finals. .
She told Sky Sports her trip to Wimbledon so far had been “amazing”.
Raducanu in action in her Women’s Singles Third Round match against Sorana Cirstea
“I’m so grateful for this wild card. Honestly, I just wanted to make the most of it, try to show that I deserved it. I’m really grateful for the support of the All England Club in taking my chance.
“And the way I approach my games is every time I’m like, ‘Why not?’ Like today, I was like, ‘Someone has to be in week two, why not me?’.
“I’m just trying to stay here as long as possible. Like I said, I’m having so much fun. Everything is so well maintained it’s such a pleasure to be here.”
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The Briton won fans not only for her tennis but also for her demeanor – she picked up her own litter box after a match and, after another match, remarked that she would need to wash her kit because her parents l had been discouraged from packing as well. a lot.
Tomljanovic, an Australian who is 10 years older than Raducanu, is also …
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-07-05 01:40:00
