Connect with us

TENNIS

Emma Raducanu opens up on boyfriend ban and why she was ‘resentful’ of parents

Published

on

Emma Raducanu claims she was banned from having boyfriends and ‘forced’ into tennis as a youngster. The one-time US Open champion has opened up on the route into professional tennis which, at times, created ‘resentment’ between her and her ‘pushy’ parents

Raducanu was living a life unlike many her age when, at 18 years old, she made it to the Wimbledon fourth round as a wildcard. She followed that up by becoming the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title after going all the way at Flushing Meadows.

Born in Toronto, Canada to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother, Raducanu moved to the UK at the age of two and stepped onto a tennis court for the first time only three years later.

“At the start my dad forced me into tennis,” she told The Times. “I didn’t like it, but then as I got older and tennis became more of a priority, I was pushing myself.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Copyright © 2024 USAfly24