"Even when I won the US Open, there was nothing big or amazing my parents did to celebrate, we came home and ate dumplings" - Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu has said that she has not allowed her fairytale run to the US Open title last year to get to her head.
The British teenager shot into the limelight late last year at the US Open, becoming the first qualifier to win a Major. Despite her historic triumph, Raducanu and her parents didn't go over the top with their celebrations and continued to behave like "normal" people.
HISTORY MADE!!! 🙌
18-YEAR-OLD EMMA RADUCANU WINS THE US OPEN! 🏆
THE FIRST QUALIFIER EVER TO WIN A GRAND SLAM! 🎾 https://t.co/9tmLWbNPeq
In an interview with Gemma Chan of Elle, Raducanu opened up on what she did in the aftermath of her incredible Flushing Meadows success.
"Even when I won the US Open, there was nothing big or amazing that my parents did to celebrate – we just came home and ate dumplings, and that was it. We are very normal," she said.
Raducanu is currently in Paris to compete at the French Open. She survived a scare against 17-year-old Linda Noskova on Monday to mark her Roland Garros debut with a hard-fought three-set win. She will take on Aliaksandra Sasnovich for a place in the third round on Wednesday.
A #RolandGarros debut to remember ✨
@EmmaRaducanu overcomes 17-year-old qualifier Linda Noskova 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-1 in two hours and 37 minutes. https://t.co/kQaj76YhUX
"I’d love to play doubles with Andy Murray at Wimbledon" - Emma Raducanu
During the interview, Emma Raducanu professed her desire to play doubles with Andy Murray at Wimbledon this year.
Murray is the most successful British tennis player in the Open Era, winning two of his three Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon (2013, 2016). The Scot, who recently turned 35, as well as Raducanu, are expected to turn up at their 'home' Major despite the event not carrying any ranking points.
"Just once in my life, I’d love to play doubles with Andy Murray at Wimbledon," she said.
"Everyone would want to see that," Chang replied.
Raducanu also spoke about being a role model for young British girls wishing to play tennis, just like Andy Murray and Tim Henman on the men's side.
"It’s amazing to even think of myself in that way. I feel like if girls, or even boys, can see me out there having fun, smiling and doing things, they can really relate to that. I want to inspire kids to keep playing. I still find it hard to believe I’m that person," she said.