while the celebrations within british tennis are still in full flow, the pressure is on those in charge of the sport to capitalise on raducanu s success. the fact that she is still a teenager, a lot of girls drop out of tennis at 15, 16, and seeing herjust finish her a levels, they can relate to that end they can relate to that and hopefully it will keep them playing, but, also, it will inspire the current crop of british players that we have got. the phones are ringing off the hook at bromley tennis centre, where a certain e raducanu lifted one of her earliest trophies back in 2009. and there is hope they will now get many more rackets in hands. i really think that it s really going to inspire some young girls in particular, but i think children, boys and girls, are going to be really excited by the win, fancy getting into tennis, look up their local venue. raducanu has made rewriting tennis history look easy and, most importantly of all, fun. this isn tjust an exciting moment for tho
including ian poulter, who was picked as a wildcard, by team captain padraig harrington, alongside record ryder cup points scorer sergio garcia, and shane lowry. europe are the defending champions for the biannual tournament against the united states, which was delayed for a year, due to covid. more tennis history could be made at the us open tonight, as top seed novak djokovic aims to break the record for the most men s grand slam singles titles. the serbian has 20 so far and he s on court in new york playing the russian world number two danil medvedev and medvedev has taken the first set. but there s a long way to go and if djokovic does manage to win he ll also become the first player for more than half a century to hold all four major titles in the same year. you can follow the match on the bbc sport website. but that s it from me. back to you, mishal. now on bbc one it s time for the news where you are. goodbye.
and, most importantly of all, fun. raducanu has has made rewriting tennis history look easy and, most importantly of all, fun. for those involved in growing the sport, it s not just an exciting moment, but a crucial one. laura scott, bbc news, bromley. 0ur correspondent in new york, samira hussain, managed to catch up with raducanu and ask how she feels about her sudden rise to fame. anna, congratulations. look at that trophy. big and shiny. is it heavy? wow. that is very cool. i ve got no idea what s going on. not at all. i ve got no clue but anything that comes my way i m ready to deal with it and i got great people around me to take me through these moments and they got me here and, yeah, i m very excited to celebrate with them later and also go home and see everyone back home. what was it like to receive a message from the queen? yes, it meant everything message from the queen? yes, it meant everything to message from the queen? yes, it meant everything to get message fro
i really think it is going to really inspire some young girls, in particular, but i think children, both boys and girls, will be really excited by the win, fancy getting into tennis, look up their local venue. this relatable young role model has made rewriting tennis history look easy and fun. for those involved in growing the sport, it is notjust an exciting moment, but a crucial one. laura scott, bbc news, bromley. the government has scrapped plans to introduce vaccine passports in england just days after saying they would be going ahead in nightclubs and other large events at the end of the month. the health secretary said the scheme would instead be kept as a potential option for the future. speaking to the bbc, sajid javid said he also wanted to get rid of pcr tests for foreign travel. this report from our political correspondent ione wells contains flashing images. no jab, no entry. that was the message ministers sent last week,
being cocky about it. she is envisioning that if she plays her game, she can win these matches. and i think that is the nature of champions. it i think that is the nature of champione i think that is the nature of chamions. , . , champions. it is quite incredible. lots of new champions. it is quite incredible. lots of new talent champions. it is quite incredible. lots of new talent coming - champions. it is quite incredible. lots of new talent coming from | lots of new talent coming from canada in both men s and women s tennis in recent years. what is the secret behind that question mark something to do with you maybe? i think it has to do with the inspiration that has led them. so, we do not have a rich type of tennis history that britain or the us has or australia. we really had to break through back in 2014 and 2015 when eugenie bouchard made the finals of wimbledon and got to number five eugenie bouchard made the finals of wimbledon and got to numberfive in the world. the next