She told Good Morning Britain she had had difficulty finding a free court, to the shock of hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway.
The latter joked: “Can’t you just turn up and say: ‘I’m Emma Raducanu. Give me the court!’ Surely everybody has to hand it over?”
After Raducanu laughed and shook her head, Garraway continued: “Well one thing you know is that you have made [tennis] very, very popular. I’m sure you can be pleased with that.”
The 18-year-old may next be in action in October at the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, close to where her paternal grandmother lives in Bucharest.
Her US Open achievements have catapulted her up the rankings to 23rd in the world, meaning she will likely be able to skip the qualification process for her next scheduled Grand Slam, the Australian Open in January.
