BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021: Emma Raducanu

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Teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021

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Raducanu's astonishing victory at Flushing Meadows ended Britain's 44-year wait for a women's Grand Slam singles champion

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Her fairytale win followed a run to the Wimbledon fourth round in July on her Grand Slam main draw debut

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Diver Tom Daley came in second and swimmer Adam Peaty came in third in a public vote

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Radaku is the youngest women's Grand Slam champion since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004

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She is also the first woman to win the US Open without dropping a set since Serena Williams in 2014

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Raducanu becomes the first female tennis player to be crowned Sports Personality of the Year since Virginia Wade in 1977

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"It's such an honour just to be among these nominees. Congrats to you and all your achievements," Raducanu said

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She thanked all her fans and voters and said "this year has been insane , energy this year playing at Wimbledon in front of my home crowd, was something I've never felt before

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