Tennis star Emma Raducanu says it is a 'great honour' to receive MBE from King Charles

2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu receives MBE from king

British tennis player Emma Raducanu was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on Tuesday, a little more than a year after she shocked the sporting world when she became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam. The then-18-year-old Raducanu catapulted her career to new heights when she won 10 matches without dropping a set to claim the U.S. Open title, beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the final.

Emma Raducanu receives MBE from King Charles

Emma Raducanu is "extremely grateful" after receiving an MBE from King Charles for services to tennis at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Emma Raducanu receives MBE from King Charles III at Windsor Castle

The 20-year-old tennis star said she felt 'extremely grateful' to receive the honour

Tennis star Emma Raducanu says it is a 'great honour' to receive MBE from King Charles

The 20-year-old was awarded an MBE for services to tennis after winning the US Open last year, becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Virginia Wade in 1977.

Emma Raducanu Receives MBE from King Charles

In an investiture at Windsor Castle, the 20-year-old British tennis star was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Special honor for tennis superstar Emma Raducanu

Last year's US Open winner Emma Raducanu was awarded the Order of Merit MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by British King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Tuesday for her Grand Slam victory. The then 18-year-old was the first qualifier to win a tennis major, and that in ten games without losing a set. “It is great to receive this honor from Her Majesty the King — I feel extremely grateful,” Raducanu said.