[Other Sport] Emma Raducanu

[Cheeky Monkey]

Great stuff.

I can see her emulating the feat of the other Canadian tennis great Greg Rusedski and making it all the way to the final.

I’ll see your canucks and raise you South African duo Virginia Wade and Cameron Norrie plus Hungarian Aussie Johanna Konta.

 

[dangull]

Could be the next Tiger Woods in the tennis world. Both of mixed Asian race.

 

[dangull]

Their race is of absolutely no relevance whatsoever

I just mentioned that in terms of creating interest in other parts of the world. But your point is correct.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Their race is of absolutely no relevance whatsoever

Having two Eurasian kids myself, you are wrong

 

[maltaseagull]

She has £500,000 winnings already and is at the stage if take off in her Career

Not sure feel sorry for her the right emotion

Big future

She is 18!

How many 18 year olds are put under that much pressure.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Not going to debate this on such a great & positive thread.

So I'll just rephrase - in the context of sport, race has absolutely no relevance whatsoever*

My point is that having a British Asian sporting role model is rare, and welcome. My son never watches tennis, but has been watching all her matches. My kids are seeing someone "like them" winning and being likeable. It's important

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

She is 18!

How many 18 year olds are put under that much pressure.

She has a phenomenally confident mindset and says herself that she is fearless and believes she can achieve anything. Atypical compared to your average 18 year old.

 

[Chicken Run]

My point is that having a British Asian sporting rope model is rare, and welcome. My son never watches tennis, but has been watching all her matches. My kids are seeing someone "like them" winning and being likeable. It's important

Isn’t she half Romanian?


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[Cheeky Monkey]

Isn’t she half Romanian?


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Not with a surname like hers I wouldn’t have thought.

 

[Chicken Run]

Not with a surname like hers I wouldn’t have thought.

Oh it was just mentioned that her Father was from Romania [emoji1745]

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Raducanu was born on 13 November 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother

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[Hampster Gull]

My point is that having a British Asian sporting rope model is rare, and welcome. My son never watches tennis, but has been watching all her matches. My kids are seeing someone "like them" winning and being likeable. It's important

Thats brilliant

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Isn’t she half Romanian?


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Yes. Half Chinese. Hence, Eurasian. My kids are half Chinese half British, hence also Eurasian

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Oh it was just mentioned that her Father was from Romania [emoji1745]

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Raducanu was born on 13 November 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother

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It was a tongue-in-cheek post CR. As you were.

 

[Chicken Run]

It was a tongue-in-cheek post CR. As you were.

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[dangull]

Oh it was just mentioned that her Father was from Romania [emoji1745]

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Raducanu was born on 13 November 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother

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She is British now, no question about it.

 

[Chicken Run]

Yes. Half Chinese. Hence, Eurasian. My kids are half Chinese half British, hence also Eurasian

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[Chicken Run]

She is British now, no question about it.

That was never in any doubt [emoji6]


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[Lindfield by the Pond]

She's done good

Long may it continue.

 

[maltaseagull]

She has a phenomenally confident mindset and says herself that she is fearless and believes she can achieve anything. Atypical compared to your average 18 year old.

And yet she had to withdraw from Wimbledon. Why was that?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

She has a phenomenally confident mindset and says herself that she is fearless and believes she can achieve anything. Atypical compared to your average 18 year old.

So yaboo sucks to Piers Morgan!

Well done to her, and I hope she has support from her team to help her with the added pressure of success.