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Emma Raducanu

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (November 13, 2002- )
    Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Based in London, England, United Kingdom
    Right-handed (two-handed backhand; turned professional in 2018)
    2021 U.S. Open Singles winner
    2021 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
    5 ft 9 in (1,75 m)
    Romanian father, Chinese mother

Why she might be annoying:

    She lists Li Na as a role model.
    She is a Formula One fan.
    She justified her parents’ economic backgrounds on grounds of their hailing from Communist lands (one of which, at her birth, was 12 years out of Communism).

Why she might not be annoying:

    Having partaken in numerous sports – and ballet – she was hardly an idle student.
    Perhaps fittingly, she became fluent in Romanian and Mandarin — the latter of which tennis.com considers especially significant.
    She lists Simona Halep as a role model.
    She became the first ever singles qualifier – needing the fewest majors of any professional player – to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying