Emma Raducanu has admitted her very public profile is “surreal” on her return to Wimbledon after going from anonymity to international superstardom in the last 12 months.
But the teenager, who has been re-watching highlights of her run to the fourth round here, claimed she feels under no personal pressure of expectation at her home Grand Slam. “I’m just like rocking up here this week basically,” she smiled.
The A level student arrived at the All England Club last year ranked world No.338 and without a single win on the WTA Tour. She is back this year as the US Open champion and British No.1 with her image on posters all over London – including outside Wimbledon station – for her latest blue-chip sponsor HSBC; ‘Strawberries and dreams’ is one caption.
