Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu
2 years, 8 months ago

Wimbledon ball boys and girls keen to field for Emma Raducanu

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wimbledon ball boys and girls have described their role as “a great honour” and said many are hoping to share a court with breakout British teenager Emma Raducanu. “I’d keep under control and know what I’m doing but afterwards I’d definitely tell everyone I know.” Thomas Cheatle, 14, agreed his favourite player is Raducanu because “she’s got a great future ahead of her” and he would feel “calm and collected but very excited and happy” to field one of her games. The pupil, from Southborough High School in south-west London, said being a ball boy was “a great honour” which he had been training for every week since September. Nadine said: “You just have to know you’ve trained and if you aren’t on court then you wouldn’t be good enough so you just have to have faith in yourself.” Sarah Goldson, who has been directing BBG training for 10 years, said she can “never be absolutely certain how they’re going to handle the pressure” but confirmed that the faint ball boy from Burrage’s game was “fine” and had returned to duty a few hours later.

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