WATCH: Incredible scenes at Emma Raducanu’s tennis club as she wins US Open

A delighted Emma Raducanu celebrates

Celebrations erupted across the UK as Emma Raducanu won the US Open and none more so that at her local tennis club.

The Parklangley tennis club in Kent was the venue that saw Raducanu hone her remarkable talents and the coaching staff that helped her become a tennis superstar could not contain their delight as their girl had her moment of glory in New York.

The tributes flowed in from the great and good of tennis, with the Rod Laver and Martina Navratilova offering words of congratulations to Raducanu:

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quick to praise Raducanu on Twitter:

Meanwhile, the world of football united to praise the teenager who became the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam title.

 

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