Who is Emma Raducanu, where’s US Open finalist from and what is Brit ace’s current world ranking?
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EMMA RADUCANU lit up Wimbledon earlier this year with a series of stunning displays and now she's into the US Open final!
Ranked 338th in the world at the start of the tournament, the 18-year-old was the youngest British female to make it into the second week at Wimbledon since Christine Truman in 1959.
Who is Emma Raducanu?
Emma Raducanu was born in Toronto, Canada on November 13, 2002 before moving to Britain at the age of two.
Her father Ian is Romanian and her mother Renee is Chinese, both work in finance.
She started playing tennis at the age of five at the Bromley Tennis Academy.
A shy child, her parents had encouraged her to try different hobbies to boost her confidence.
What is the US Open prize money this year?
- Winner £2,100,000
- Runner up £1,100,000
- Semi-final £490,000
- Quarter-final £310,000
- Fourth-round £193,000
- Third-round £130,000
- Second-round £84,000
- First-round £55,000