@the_LTA @EmmaRaducanu @usopen @WTA In comparison, Virginia Wade got her MBE in 1973, a year after winning the Australian & 5 years after becoming first ever US Open champion, at age 28; Sue Barker, 1976 French Open champ (I know Evert didn’t play that year but still) & former world no. 4, got a CBE in 2021, at 65
@the_LTA @EmmaRaducanu @usopen @WTA In comparison, Virginia Wade got her MBE in 1973, a year after winning the Australian & 5 years after becoming first ever US Open champion, at age 28; Sue Barker, 1976 French Open champ (I know Evert didn’t play that year but still) & former world no. 4, got a CBE in 2021, at 65
