Emma Raducanu has praised English footballer Marcus Rashford for supporting her after she exited Wimbledon.
Making her British Vogue debut, the British Chinese Romanian tennis star talked about her dramatic end to this year’s Wimbledon.
At the time, Raducanu described exiting Wimbledon as “the hardest thing in the world” after being the only Brit left in the tournament.
Speaking to Vogue, Raducanu said she felt a lot of people down but found comfort from Rashford, who messaged her on Twitter.
“It happened to me playing for the national team in U16s against Wales,” Rashord tweeted at the time. “I remember it to this day. No explanation for it and it never happened again. You should be very proud of yourself. The country is proud of you. Glad to read your feeling better. Onwards and upwards.”
Raducanu described his message as “very comforting in that moment. I was feeling like I let people down, so for him to reassure me like that – I was extremely grateful.”
In other sports news, US gymnast Simone Biles has surprised Suni Lee’s father with a new wheelchair.
It happened to me playing for the national team in U16s against Wales. I remember it to this day. No explanation for it and it never happened again. You should be very proud of yourself. The country is proud of you. Glad to read your feeling better. Onwards and upwards 🎾🏴 https://t.co/sokkubBlLN
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) July 6, 2021
