Emma Raducanu shows true colours after Wimbledon interview interrupted

Emma Raducanu held the microphone up to the Wimbledon crowd

Emma Raducanu jokingly held the microphone towards the Wimbledon crowd as they continually interrupted her on-court interview with adoring heckles. A fantastic straight-sets victory over former champion Marketa Vondrousova sent the British star flying into the third round, where she will face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Despite her inconsistent form over the past three years, Raducanu is a huge favourite of the Wimbledon crowd. Her matches at the All England Club this year have played out in the backdrop of vociferous support for the 2021 US Open champion. Fans have disrupted both of her on-court interviews so far. Raducanu took the interruptions in good spirits, seeming jovial and laughing throughout. One inaudible shout even prompted surprised laughter from the 22-year-old. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

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Raducanu paused after being asked a question about Sabalenka and laughed in a dismayed manner. In an amusing moment, she then lifted up the microphone and turned it to the person in question, seemingly suggesting that they should take the floor instead. Fans are desperate to see Raducanu return to the heights of her Grand Slam success aged 18. BBC presenter Rishi Persad, who was asking the questions of the British No. 1 on court, remarked that people had shouted that it was the best they had seen Raducanu play since her US Open triumph. Injuries and dips in form have prevented her from consistently playing that well in the intervening four years. However, she has been excellent at Wimbledon so far and is yet to drop a set in her two matches, both of which presented tough circumstances. Raducanu successfully navigated a potential banana skin against British wildcard Mimi Xu, 18, and has now comfortably defeated Vondrousova. Both of those matches finished 6-3 6-3. Sign up here to receive all the latest tennis and Wimbledon news straight to your inbox

Emma Raducanu was excellent against Marketa Vondrousova

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