She may be no stranger to Asia, having spent a lot of time in mainland China, particularly in her mother’s hometown of Shenyang in the northeastern Liaoning province, but until December, Emma Raducanu had never been to Hong Kong. She was excited. “My dad said it’s one of the most beautiful places he’s been to, and that it’s surreal with the landscape, the city, mountains and water. I’ve always heard good things about it since I was six years old, so I’m very excited to finally [be there],” says the 21-year-old tennis star from London on a video call with Tatler ahead of her visit to the city.
After her breakout win at the 2021 US Open, the then 18-year-old Raducanu established herself as a player to watch.. “I love the food culture, which is obviously massive,” she says of the city. “My favourite thing is just immersing myself in the culture; I guess it’s very different to the west, but I love it. There’s a lot more going on at all times. And it’s so clean; it’s so modern. I think it’s way ahead of its time.”
