The Paper's reporter Pu Yaolei
Radukanu wins the U.S. Open. This article picture CFP
In the women's singles arena of the US Open, a youth storm struck.
The storm was sparked by the 18-year-old talented girl Raducannu. In the women's singles final staged on September 11, Beijing time, she defeated youngster Fernandez 2-0 and won the trophy for the first time in her career to participate in the US Open.
While reaching the top, she has also set many historical records: the first qualifier in Grand Slam history to win a championship, the first British player to win the WOMEN's Singles title in the US Open in 53 years, the youngest Grand Slam winner since Sharapova in 2004...
The fledgling Raducannu has become a dazzling new star, and for the entire British tennis world, her appearance is tantamount to a burst of tonic, becoming an inspiration for many new generations of players.
Raducannu kisses the trophy.
Focus on yourself and make history
Not long ago at Wimbledon, Raducannu has already stunned the tennis world, when she, as the first major player to play in the Grand Slam main tournament, will pass the level to reach the round of 16, so that all the audience is bright.
When she came to the US Open, her performance brought greater surprises.
Counting the three rounds of qualifying, she won 10 consecutive games at the US Open, and in those 10 matches she did not lose any set, showing absolute strength.
Even in the 7 main matches, she only lost 34 sets in total, an average of less than 5 games per game. Whether it's the quarter-finals against 11th-seeded Bencic or the semi-finals against 17th seed Sakari, she's in control of the rhythm of the game.
'I never expected to hit here, I was going to go home after the qualifying rounds. But in the end she reached the top, "which shows the depth of the sport, and every player in the women's singles table has a chance to win the championship." ”
Focusing on herself is the secret of her perfect performance along the way, as she said before the final, "I didn't think about anything else, just focused on myself." ”
In fact, before Raducano's semi-finals, 19-year-old Canadian youngster Fernandez defeated Sabalenka to become the youngest Grand Slam finalist since Sharapova in 2004, but just a few hours later, the 18-year-old Raducano completed the surpass on this statistic and finally won the championship trophy like Sharapova that year.
At the same time, after winning the championship, Radulcanu also became the first qualifier in the history of grand slams to win the championship, and the first British player to win the women's singles title of the US Open in 53 years, leaving his mark on the history of tennis.
The last British woman to win the US Open will be Virginia Wade, the famous star also appeared in the scene of this US Open, after winning the championship Raducannu also specially thanked the predecessors for the encouragement.
"I followed in the footsteps of these legends, which helped me a lot, and they also gave me the faith to fulfill my dreams."
Radukanu is half Chinese.
Half of Chinese descent, he moved to the UK at the age of 2
As an adult, at the Grand Slam arena, Raducano's path to growth unsurprisingly piqued the interest of the entire tennis world.
Interestingly, the supernova who carries the hopes of the British women's tennis world is actually not a native of the British parents.
According to British media reports, Raducanou's father is a Romanian who works in the financial industry, and his mother is from Shenyang, China, who is also engaged in the financial industry.
Radukanu was born in Canada and moved to the UK with his family at the age of 2. At the age of 5, Raducannu picked up a tennis racket, and she also enjoyed table tennis, swimming, ballet and many other sports.
For Chinese culture, Radukanu is also very interested, she has been to Shenyang many times to reunite with her grandmother and other relatives, during which she will also go to the table tennis hall to practice. Originally, she was also ready to go to Shenyang to meet her grandmother after a few rounds of the us open, but her excellent performance "disrupted" this plan.
Raducannu's tennis icons are China's Li Na and Romania's Halep, who once said that Li Na's "aggressive" style of play impressed her: "She will not miss any opportunity." ”
In an interview with the magazine, Raducannu once said that the influence of the family is also one of the success factors of his own: "My mother is from China, they are very confident, and self-confidence is not necessarily to tell everyone how good you are, but to believe in your own heart, and I respect this culture." 」 ”
On the road to tennis, her father also played a big role. He has been putting a lot of energy into his daughter's tennis development and has taken the initiative to help her find well-known coaches, and Naigel Hills, the father-in-law of British star Andy Murray, is one of her coaches.
Hills has previously coached women's stars such as Ivanovic and Hantu chuva, and during Wimbledon he helped Raducannu become famous overnight, while during the US Open, Raducanu was coachEdu Richardson, who has been working with him for a long time since he was a teenager.
In addition, physiotherapist Will Herbert, who worked with men's tennis star Zverev, is now on Raducano's team. Mark Patage, who has coached Andy Murray, has also coached Raducano. Along the way to Raducannu's rocket-like ascent, the help of many coaches is also an important factor.
Raducannu became a British icon.
She has become an inspiration in the British tennis scene
Before wimbledon this year, Raducannu was only ranked 338th in the world, but now with her outstanding performances at two Grand Slam tournaments, she has "scheduled" to become the highest ranking woman in the UNITED Kingdom after the US Open.
At the moment, she is still a high school student, and she spends a lot of time completing her homework in addition to training competition time, and sometimes even writing homework on the side of the training ground.
Now, from a nameless youngster to a British "first sister", Radukanu's outburst can only be described as stunning, and she herself is enjoying such an upward path.
"Youth is one of my weapons, and I'm very happy to have one." In an interview with ESPN, she confessed, "In this way I can play completely as a challenger and completely let go of myself." ”
"You can only experience this kind of game and batting level when you are playing against the top players, and I am grateful for the opportunity to play against the masters like this, and you can learn so many things in the fight with them."
Today, Raducanu's success has also excited the entire British tennis scene, especially the youth tennis scene, and youth coach Josh Brown said in an interview with The Guardian: "I remember when Radukanu played when she was 14 years old, when she was very good, and her success also inspired other girls to feel that they could do it, if we see more girls involved in this sport after that I would not be surprised." ”
However, for Raducannu, the attention and pressure she faces after becoming famous will also be a new challenge for her.
In fact, after reaching the round of 16 at Wimbledon and then retiring due to injury, Raducannu felt the pressure of the outside world and even encountered some doubts. To adjust herself, she rested for about a month.
Bencic, who recently lost to Radukanu, also confessed that he hopes that people can care about these talented girls: "I hope that everyone can take care of them, do not put too much pressure on them, and let them grow up quietly." ”
For Raducannu, after gaining achievements and fame early, the road ahead still needs to be taken step by step.
And she herself is ready to create a new era with more young people: "I hope that young players can follow in the footsteps of tennis legends, such as Billy Jane King, and the top players of the moment." 」 ”
Editor-in-Charge: Zhu Yi