Tennis player Emma Raducanu was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday, receiving British sport’s annual individual accolade as a reward for her remarkable US Open triumph.
Romanian-British Emma Raducanu stunned the sporting world in September when she became the first qualifier to win a major after beating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the final at Flushing Meadows, according to MalayMail.com.
The 19-year-old was also the first British woman to claim a major title since Virginia Wade triumphed at Wimbledon in 1977.
Raducanu beat off competition from diver Tom Daley, who was second, and swimmer Adam Peaty in third place, plus boxer Tyson Fury, football player Raheem Sterling and Para-cyclist Sarah Storey to win the award.
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