Emma Raducanu admits to being forced to change her number multiple times as US Open made her a global sensation
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Emma Raducanu, the reigning US Open champion shocked everyone when she triumphed her first and only title which was the US Open 2021 at an age of just 18 only. The Brit’s run surprised every tennis fan and expert as she was the only player in history to have won the championship coming from the qualifiers. Raducanu not only won the tournament that year but also she dominated it by not losing a single set throughout the tournament.
As the preparations for the US Open 2022 are starting to begin, players have started improving their camps. Raducanu has struggled to find a settled coaching set-up since her remarkable US Open win almost a year ago. Emma has recently announced that she is teaming up with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov which shows that the Briton is looking forward to defending her title.
Emma Raducanu: I’ve changed my number a few times
The 150th-ranked Raducanu then, won the prestigious hard court title in 2021, defeating Leylah Annie Fernandez in the final, 6-4, 6-3. Nobody had expected Emma would get through the likes of Leylah, Maria Sakkari and Belinda Bencic. Her famous victory earned her almost instant superstar status, and the 19-year-old has now talked about becoming a global name overnight as she confessed that she changed her number multiple times in the last year.
Telling the Evening Standard she needed to “get better at replying to texts”, the US Open champion was asked whether they came flooding in. “Yeah, they do,” she said. “I’ve changed my number a few times. It’s the [WhatsApp] group chats as well. You get added to a group chat, and it’s, ‘Oh, no’.”
The world No 10’s confession came after she said she liked her alone time, claiming it was a big part of her personality alongside her – at times annoying – perfectionist tendencies.
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