All eyes have been on Emma Raducanu as she blazed her incredible trail to glory in the US Open – but there have been two notable absentees from the Flushing Meadow crowds: her devoted parents. Emma first picked up a tennis racquet aged five and a year later was listed on Bromley Tennis Centre's roll of honour, having won the Under-8s Girls' Championships. Soon, Emma was a regular on the circuit of local and regional competitions with Renee eager to show off her daughter's skill. Speaking to Vogue magazine, Emma praised her mother for instilling her with self-belief: 'I think the confidence comes from just inner belief. The family moved to Bromley when Emma was two and now live in a £345,000 home in a suburban cul-de-sac there.

Source: Daily Mail September 11, 2021 21:02 UTC