TENNIS star Emma Raducanu has been named as part of Forbes magazine’s prestigious “30 under 30” list.
The 19-year-old Brit is joined on the list by Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.
Boxer Lawrence Okolie and BMX gold medallist Charlotte Worthington make up the sporting contingent on the list, alongside F1 driver Charles Leclerc.
Raducanu’s global status has been endorsed by financial publication Forbes after a whirlwind last eight months.
The list, which included super-agent Jonathan Barnett as one of its judges, is drawn from various industries and sectors.
Raducanu has secured lucrative commercial deals with the likes of Porsche, Dior, Tiffany jewellery and British Airways since her epic US Open win last September.
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And her US Open trophy is now set to be taken on a 1200-mile five-day road trip across the UK.
The Kent ace donated the silverware to the LTA National Tennis Centre after she won the major in New York against all the odds on her debut.
She started the US Open as a qualifier and ended it with the first singles Slam success by a British woman in 44 years .
Between Monday and Friday next week, the LTA plan to take pot to nine schools situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Cambridge, Bristol, Pontypridd, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Edinburgh.
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As reported by SunSport last month, tennis chiefs want use to use the replica trophy to encourage more school kids to take up the sport.
Raducanu, who had just finished sitting her A-Levels this time last year, said: “I’m really excited to be teaming up with the LTA to take my US Open trophy on a tour of the country.
“My hope is that the trophy will inspire them to continue their tennis journey both inside and outside of school.”
