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Emma Raducanu: When Tennis Came Home

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Emma Raducanu: When Tennis Came Home

By: Mike Dickson
Narrated by: Marston York
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 'Is there any expectation? I'm a qualifier, so there's no pressure on me!'

In 2021, Emma Raducanu shocked and charmed the tennis world as she raced to the US Open title with a smile on her face. But how did a little-known 18-year-old from Kent become the first ever qualifier to win a Major?

Now Mike Dickson, who as Tennis Correspondent of the Daily Mail was one of the few journalists present in New York to see her lift the trophy, reveals what it took to become Britain's first woman Grand Slam champion since Virginia Wade in 1977.

Drawing on interviews with key figures in Raducanu's development, he has written a fascinating account of a remarkable journey. From her early days falling in love with the game as a young girl in Bromley and the years of hard work and dedication that followed, he traces the ups and downs of a junior career that took her to the furthest reaches of the international circuit.

But it was her breakthrough on home turf at Wimbledon, just weeks after sitting her A-levels, that really grabbed the attention of the public. It led to her first prolonged spell on the full professional tour - a life-changing trip around the hard-court tournaments of America which culminated in her unexpected triumph at Flushing Meadows.

Full of authoritative insights and eye-opening details, Emma Raducanu: When Tennis Came Home paints an inspiring and compelling picture of one of the brightest new stars in British sport.

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Roy of The Rovers meets Cinderella. Mike Dickson tells this story from a rare position of familiarity. And Marston York’s narration is perfect.

A year on from my first listen, the second hearing has been no less enthralling. Only the second book I’ve listened to twice.

Emma’s story since has been less successful than we all hoped but there may be another decade and a half to put that right. Injuries and freak accidents have got in the way of building up fitness levels and resilience. The promise, for all of us, is that history will repeat itself. A lot.

A brilliant recapturing of unbelievable history.

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