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Fans Blow Up After Emma Raducanu Wins An Award At The ESPYs

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Published 05:22 22 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Fans Blow Up After Emma Raducanu Wins An Award At The ESPYs

It seems some fans aren't too pleased that Raducanu won the award.

Max Sherry

Max Sherry

Some tennis fans are up in arms after it was announced that Emma Raducanu was awarded an ESPY following her incredible breakthrough year.

At the end of 2021, Raducanu shocked the world by becoming the first player in history to win the US Open as a qualifier.

The victory subsequently catapulted the 19-year-old into superstardom and saw her become a household name across the globe.

But ever since that famous run at Flushing Meadows, Raducanu has struggled to find form and has been openly criticised by some of the biggest figures in the sport – namely John McEnroe.

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But despite her recent slump in 2022, the Brit's US Open heroics meant she was crowned the best women's tennis player of the year, seeing off recently-retired former world No.1 Ash Barty and current world No.1 Iga Swiatek.

The ESPY award for tennis player of the year is a fan vote, but that doesn't necessarily mean every 'fan' was in favour of Raducanu.

When news broke of Raducanu winning the accolade, fans took to social media to vent.

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In response to the US Open's tweet, one person said: "It's hard not to laugh... but ok."

While another added: "She is overestimated! So many other women athletes deserve it more than Emma."

As a third commented: "It’s becoming ridiculous at this point."

And one woman concluded: "42% win rate, 0 top 40 wins in her career, no more than 2 matches won in a row since [the] US Open. Sure, makes sense when you have Iga [Swiatek] with a 92% win rate, 6 titles, 37 match win streak just in 2022 also nominated."

Raducanu's emphatic US Open win will go down in tennis folklore, but fans were confused as to why she pipped the likes of Swiatek and Barty to the post.

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Not only has Swiatek become world No.1 with a win at Roland Garros, but she recently surpassed Venus and Serena Williams' undefeated runs record with a new 37-match winning streak.

As for Barty, she's widely regarded as one of the best female tennis players of all-time, most recently winning both Wimbledon and the Australian Open last year before announcing her retirement from the sport.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Australia, Emma Raducanu, Tennis, US Open

Max Sherry
Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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