London: British royal Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, joined Britain’s new tennis queen Emma Raducanu on Friday to celebrate the new US Open champion’s feat.
Raducanu, 18, rose to fame this month after becoming Britain’s first female Grand Slam champion in 44 years.
She teamed up with Kate, wife of Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince William, for a game of doubles at a special event to celebrate Britain’s new tennis champions.
Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid, who won the men’s wheelchair doubles at the US Open, and Joe Salisbury, who won the men’s doubles, also met the Duchess.
A keen tennis fan herself, Kate described the players’ victories as “incredible” as she showed off her forehand in a navy tennis outfit for the knock-out at Great Britain’s National Tennis Center in the south-west. West London.
She is patron of the Lawn Tennis Association and is often seen in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.
Raducanu’s victory, a fairytale journey from the qualifying rounds to the US Open, was praised by Queen Elizabeth.
