Tennis champ Emma Raducanu takes centre stage on red carpet at British Vogue party

Game, set, match! Duchess Kate showed off her tennis skills in a doubles match with British tennis phenom Emma Raducanu.

Kate Middleton was "starstruck" to meet British US Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu at a special reception on Friday, an expert has observed. The 39 year old attended a homecoming celebration for 18 year old Emma at the National Tennis Centre, before joining her on the court for a game.

Kate Middleton, 39, was in the presence of tennis royalty at the National Tennis Centre in London on Friday, September 24. The Duchess of Cambridge was paired with US Open winner Emma Raducanu, 18, for a friendly doubles match for the Lawn Tennis Association’s homecoming event. Kate was dressed super sporty in a blue tennis skirt and matching zip-up tracksuit jacket, and she was all smiles while playing alongside the teenage British Grand Slam champion.

Kate Middleton was all smiles as she met 18-year-old U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu on Friday.

Kate Middleton beamed with joy as she met British US Open tennis champion Emma Raducanu at a special reception on Friday, before joining the 18-year-old star on the tennis court. The Duchess, 39, attend a homecoming celebration for Great Britain’s US Open Champions, hosted by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Youth programme, at the National Tennis Centre.

ENTER GIVEAWAYRaducanu was also spotted posing for photos on the red carpet with film star Kristen Stewart and model Lily-Rose Depp. Since then, the British sensation has spoken to almost every major UK broadcaster, including the BBC, ITV and Sky, where she has further endeared herself to the public.

Tennis star Emma Raducanu has made it back home to her family in the UK following her amazing US Open win. Posing for a photo with her father outside their family home in Bromley, Kent, the star had just returned from a history making victory.The 18 year old tennis star had wowed audiences as she made history by winning her first ever major final at the US open in New York.

Emma Raducanu hit the headlines days ago, after becoming the first British woman in 44 years to win the US Open Grand Slam title. And, the 18 year old has decided to stick around in New York after her history-making victory to attend one of the biggest events of the year – the Met Gala.

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez don’t just dominate the sports scene – they’re killing the fashion game, too.

Emma Raducanu has overnight become an international superstar after becoming the first British woman in 44 years to win a tennis Grand slam singles title. She defeated 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez from Canada to win 6-4, 6.3.