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Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Laureus World Sports Award nominees as Emma Raducanu in the running for prestigious prize

Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has been nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award in recognition of her stunning ‘Fairytale of New York’ triumph at the US Open last year.

Raducanu, 19, became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade in 1977 when she shocked the world by coming through the qualifying rounds to triumph at the Arthur Ashe Stadium last September.

Her straight sets victory over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez meant she became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam in the open era.

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