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