Britain’s Emma Raducanu receives MBE honor from King Charles III for tennis achievements

Emma Raducanu was made an MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire – for her stupendous achievements in tennis. She received the US Open again in 2021.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 29, 2022 23:40 IST

Britain’s Emma Raducanu receives MBE honor from King Charles III. Courtesy: Reuters

By India Today Web Desk: British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu, on Tuesday, November 29, was made an MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire – for her achievements within the sport. She was bestowed with the honour by King Charles III at Windsor Castle.

Back in 2021, the now 20-year-old beat Canada’s Leylah Fernandez within the ultimate to win her maiden US Open title. She occurred to be the primary ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam. Raducanu was 18 years outdated and ranked world no.150 again then.

The lady prodigy additionally grew to become solely the second feminine participant from Britain to win a significant. Back in July, Raducanu additionally broke into the highest 10 of the WTA Rankings for the primary time in her profession. Raducanu stated that she was “extremely grateful”.

“It’s been great to receive my honor today from his Majesty the King. I feel extremely grateful,” Raducanu was quoted as saying in a press release after the ceremony.

“I think it is fantastic seeing a young person [achieve] the success that she had and I think obviously now she faces that incredibly challenging situation of coping with that success and coping also with disappointment,” Labour MP Nia Griffith, who got her Dame Commander honour, was quoted as saying.

“And I actually assume it’s great to see younger individuals being praised and being rewarded and let’s make sure that we give each younger particular person the alternatives in order that they’ll develop their abilities to the complete,” the Labour MP added.

Raducanu hasn’t received a lot after her triumph at Flushing Meadows again in 2021. During this whereas, she has confronted fairly a number of harm issues as properly and made early exits from Grand Slam majors. Raducanu is subsequent anticipated to participate within the Australian Open that begins early subsequent yr.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Nov 29, 2022