LUKE AT HIM GO

Raducanu amazed by Littler heroics

- NEIL MCLEMAN

EMMA RADUCANU has revealed her "amazing respect" for fellow teenage champion Luke Littler after she struggled to handle the instant fame of her US Open triumph.

Littler, 17, followed his defeat in last year's final by returning to become the youngest-ever winner of the PDC World Darts title.

Raducanu shocked the tennis world by winning the 2021 crown in New York but then struggled for three years with form and injuries.

And the British No.2 said she admired Littler's ability to focus after his breakthrough, before she relaunches her career in 2025 at the Australian Open.