Raducanu became an overnight sensation when she was the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam at the US Open last year. Aged just 18 and ranked down at world No 150 at the time, she won ten matches in a row without dropping a set to lift her maiden career title in what was just her fourth tour-level event.
Her historic achievement earned her almost instant superstar status, and the 19-year-old has now opened up on the effect of becoming a global sensation as she admitted changed her number multiple times in the last year. Telling the Evening Standard she needed to “get better at replying to texts”, the US Open champion was asked whether they came flooding in.
“Yeah, they do,” she confessed. “I’ve changed my number a few times. It’s the [WhatsApp] group chats as well. You get added to a group chat, and it’s, ‘Oh, no’.” The world No 10’s admission came after she said she liked her alone time, claiming it was a big part of her personality alongside her – at times annoying – perfectionist tendencies.
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“Socially, I love hanging out with people. But then equally, I love my own space.” The 19-year-old also named a few players on the tour she had become friends with, but explained that it was difficult to form friendships in tennis.
“I have a few friends on the tour, but it’s tough because you don’t have much [free] time, and it’s also competitive out there, so it’s not like everyone wants to be friends with you,” she said. “But I have a few. Priscilla Hon, Risa Ozaki, and a couple of doubles players who are really nice.”
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