Screenshot of foreign media reports
On December 13, Beijing time, according to Tennis365, after an extraordinary breakthrough season, British women's tennis star Emma Raducano was nominated as the 2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Earlier this year, Raducannu was impressed in front of Wimbledon's home audience. Subsequently, she won the women's singles title in the US Open without losing a set.
The 19-year-old female tennis rising star, in the WTA rankings, surprisingly rose from 324 to 19th at the end of the year. And now, she's the bookmaker's favorite person to win the BBC polls.
Tom Daley (right) infographic
Despite criticism for her inconsistent performance this year — winning the title at Flushing Meadows one second and eliminating her debut as the top seed in The Linz Open the next — Raducano is now in the run for new coach Torbin Beltz and preparing for the 2022 season and beyond.
However, for Britain's number one women's singles player to win the award, she had to beat Olympic gold medalists such as diving star Tom Daly and swimming star Adam Pitty.
Official BBC announcement of the list of nominees
Currently, in addition to Raducano, the nominees include: Tom Daley (diving), Tyson Fury (boxing), Adam Peaty (swimming), Raheem Sterling (soccer) and Sarah Storey (women's disabled road bike).
The 2021 BBC Sporting Person of the Year Awards will be voted on by the BRITISH public. Voting will begin on Sunday 19 December local time during the live broadcast of BBC Channel 1.
However, for Radukanu, there may be a regret - she will participate in the World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi on the 16-19th, and the award will announce the results in the live broadcast on the 19th, so if she is really elected, she will not be able to receive the prize in person.