Tennis-British teenager Raducanu is the toast of Wimbledon


Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 3, 2021 Britain's Emma Raducanu celebrates winning her third round match against Romania's Sorana Cirstea Pool via REUTERS/David Gray

LONDON (Reuters) - If Emma Raducanu managed to get any sleep before making her Court One debut at Wimbledon on Saturday, it is unlikely that even in her dreams would she have seen herself reeling off eight games in a row in a 6-3 7-5 third-round win over Sorana Cirstea.

The 18-year-old is a symbol of Britain's multi-cultural society, having been born in Canada to a Chinese mother and Romanian father, but on Saturday she was being hailed the world over as she produced an electrifying performance to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on her Grand Slam debut.

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