Emma Raducanu

Absolutely Brian! An incredible 3 week performance (which belies her stature) culminating in a magnificent final. Both finalists gave it their all and treated us to a game of tennis which was simply breathtaking! 

HM The Queen sent her congratulations, along with thousands of others - all in awe of such a “remarkable achievement”

We have a genuine star and such a lovely young woman 

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I’d hoped this would happen but didn’t really believe it would. Andy Murray can now pass over the flag of expectancy & relax. What an achievement, what skill, fight & belief👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎊🎇🎆

By sheer good fortune I discovered about 10 minutes before the start that Channel 4 had done a late deals to show it live! And what a stroke of luck that was; I was resigned to just listening on radio 5 live!

What a brilliant performance, from both girls actually, and so good to see the enthusiasm and smiles during the match for points both won and lost - such a contrast to most of the current crop of top players.

Emma is indeed a real star (no need to even bother holding a vote for SPOTY now!). I think it has helped that she is so new on the professional scene and seems completely immune to all the pressures of top flight sport. That has been a problem with some of our other up and coming tennis stars who, whilst very good, have had confidence knocked out of them by a couple of years being knocked out in early rounds of tournaments.

Will she go on to become one of the greats of the sport? Well next year will be very revealing; hopefully she will be allowed to concentrate on her sport but there is no doubt she is a publicity agent's dream and all sorts of outside invitations will doubtless be on the table.

My abiding memory of last night will actually be seeing the two girls at the presentation after the match; it was only then, amongst all those celebrities that you could appreciate just how young the pair of them are.

It was a great night and another demonstration of how top level sport is such an attraction. 

"I’d hoped this would happen but didn’t really believe it would"

Me too, Rocky.  After Wimbledon, I just feared the pressure would be too much - but wow - she proved us both wrong and how wonderful to watch her skill and determination.  What a wonderful ambassador for the sport - indeed all sports!

Really great result from such talented girl

Some are already trying to put her down

As she was born in Canada to Rumanian father and Chines Mother moved to the UK when she was three

great girl

They didn’t have issues with Greg Rusedski🤷🏻‍♂️, if someone holds a UK passport they’re a Brit regardless of race, creed or colour or gender👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Most understand that?

Well done, Emma. What a fantastic achievement!
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Now that the Fuss is all done and sorted ( And I don't mean the silly crikit !! ) in the deep south can we now expect Tennis to get itself back into the headlines,  PLEASE !!

I’ll kick off(Football analogy, soreee😬) now the Aussies have booted Djokovic out I’m hoping Wimbledon don’t give him a ‘get out of jail free’ card☹️