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Following two epic performances, Britain advances gloriously to the Bille Jean King Cup’s finals. This victory receives its credit from former US Open champion and Britain’s team member Emma Raducanu. While the whole tennis fraternity is delighted by her comeback, Raducanu seems to have an avid follower in her team, none other than her teammate Katie Boulter. Earlier, Boulter also performed amazingly to beat Clara Burel at 7-5 6-0 at the current BJK Cup.

Well, this massive success of Britain in the Bille Jean King Cup finals was after 2021 when they qualified for the place as hosts. This success has made Britain’s captain Anne Keothavong very impressed with both Raducanu and Boulter. However, Katie Boulter has referred to Emma Raducanu’s contribution to the Billie Jean King Cup in a heartwarming way that melted the tennis fraternity’s hearts.

With the epic entry to the Billie Jean King Cup’s finals, Raducanu has got a new fan

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Emma Raducanu shared a bunch of photos from their celebratory moment after making entry to the finals. Sharing these images, Raducanu wrote- “WE DID IT🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧♥️♥️♥️to Seville we go #317″ Soon after she posted this on her official Instagram profile, the post was flooded with best wishes from fans and from the tennis fraternity for team Britain and Emma Raducanu. However, colleague and teammate Katie Boulter’s compliment surely became the showstopper moment. Boulter commented- “You my idol.” 

 

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Katie Boulter’s compliment for Emma Raducanu represented the team spirit for Britain in the Bille Jean King Cup. Raducanu underwent wrist surgery last year in March and after that, her performance has not been up to the mark. Nevertheless, this former US Open champion defeated Caroline Garcia establishing a great comeback for herself.

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After helping Britain to enter the BJK Cup’s finals, Emma Raducanu was spotted with brimming happiness. She shared some of her feelings with the press after the match.

Confident Emma Raducanu is playing “the best tennis” of her career at the Billie Jean King Cup tournament

During Raducanu’s match against Garcia, Raducanu surged ahead 5-1 in the third set with a powerful serve. Believing she had secured victory, she approached the net to shake hands with her opponent, only to quickly realize her error and correct it with a charming smile.

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While it was spotted as a scorecard mistake, fans could tell that Raducanu was strong-minded to win that day. This British WTA star also shared her happiness about the results. She said-“Tennis-wise I have improved because I feel like I am playing the best tennis of my career and my life, To come through the moments that I did the last two days it took a strong character when the whole stadium is pretty much against you.”

Emma Raducanu’s recent attitude boasts confidence and hunger for victories. More than that, Katie Boulter’s support for this WTA star represents that more than great performance and hard work, one needs their team’s support to achieve such remarkable feats.