US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been named the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year.
She also became the first British woman since Virginia Wade in 1977 to win a grand slam and claimed the title without dropping a set.
Her achievements have made her one of British sport’s biggest stars and have awarded her with Sports Personality of the Year.
Raducanu told the BBC: “It’s such an honour just to be among these nominees – to win it is pretty amazing.
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“I watched Sports Personality of the Year growing up, so I’m really humbled to join the amazing past winners – I’m also really happy for British tennis that we managed to get this award again.
“All the support I’ve received this past year has been absolutely insane, and the energy I felt at Wimbledon this year playing in front of my home crowd is something I’ve never felt before.”
Tyson Fury, Raheem Sterling and Dame Sarah Storey were the other three individuals shortlisted for the award, with Sir Lewis Hamilton, who came so close to winning a record eighth Formula One title earlier this month, omitted.
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