Emma Raducanu spills some beans about her celebration on a ‘party bus’ post US Open win
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After 4 exciting and historic weeks in New York, Emma Raducanu has finally returned home in Kent. The US Open champion scripted history by becoming the first player in tennis history to win a grand slam as a qualifier, beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final.
Speaking from her home to BBC, Emma said that the feeling of her accomplishment is slowly sinking in. “Yeah I think it’s gradually sinking in a bit more because last night I actually just re-watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments and remember how it felt so it is sinking in a little bit more but it’s still such a whirlwind of an experience I’ve loved every moment of it but it is something that’s very difficult to fully comprehend,” the 18-year old said.
She said that she at times couldn’t believe that it was her who’s pulling off some stellar shots in the final. “It’s funny because when i was watching it it almost feels like that’s not me who’s playing and pulling off some of those shots,” she said.
“It feels like it’s someone else but I knew what exactly was going to happen but still at some very tense moments and re-watching it I was really proud of how I came through some tough moments and also the time out at the end I didn’t realize how stressful that was on tv compared to live.”
Emma also became the first British woman in over 40 years to win a major and the first in over 50 years to win the US Open. She is also the first Brit after Andy Murray to win a grand slam. Needless to say, the hype around her in Britain was crazy and people broke all television watching records during the final. Emma thanked everyone and said that she tried her best to not take any pressure of the expectations.
She said: “It means a lot so thank you to everyone who watched and supported and sent me some really kind messages but I would say that the most important thing was for me to stay relaxed and in the moment because there was a lot at stake in the final and it’s just very important not to get ahead of yourself and to treat each point one at a time.”
“I think that’s what I managed to do very well before the match I was nervous I felt like something wasn’t quite right it something felt a little bit off but I couldn’t put my finger on what that was and I think that’s just usual nerves because of the occasion but then once I got onto the court I felt like it was almost any other match I just treated it point for point and went about my business as usual and was just trying to focus on my craft my plan and what I was going to try and execute.”
She added that she didn’t feel any stress because she was just focusing on her matches and didn’t have any other stuff running down her ming.
“I personally didn’t feel any stress,” she said. “I was just having a lot of fun out there and I think that’s what helped because I wasn’t thinking at all about anything that was out of my control or that was going on off the court I was just really focusing in on my matches. What was trying to achieve and I think that’s probably the key that helped me um have the run I have because I wasn’t distracted I was just focusing on what I had to do.”
‘I just shared it with my close team’: Raducanu on celebrations post US Open triumph
Talking about her celebrations post the title win, Emma revealed that she only celebrated with her close team at the hotel but also had a little party bus where herself and her team sang songs and enjoyed their time.
“It was pretty amazing I think after the final, it was it was a really nice moment I just shared it with my close team back at the hotel,” she said. “On the way to the hotel after winning and leaving the club there was there’s sort of a party bus going on in a sprinter van with with a lot of music, good tunes and we’re all just singing along and then we had a really nice night just talking until early on in the morning um just reflecting on the whole experience and what’s an amazing time it’s been.”
She then added that she managed to go to some really awesome events like the Met Gala where she met Lewis Hamilton. “I managed to go to some really cool events and places,” she said.
“I mean at the Met Gala I spoke to Lewis Hamilton which is really really cool being such a fan of motorsports and formula one. So it was really nice to to see him and speak to him there and also everyone else the met was such a an artistic event with some great performances and I was very very honoured and grateful to have been able to go.”
She also added that the team jammed to Sweet Carline in the party bus. “We had to we had to replay a Sweet Caroline in there and some great voices.”
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