I'll play it cool in the heat

Raducanu ready for Welsh kid Mimi

- BY YASMIN SYED

EMMA RADUCANU insists she can handle the heat at her home Grand Slam.

Temperatures are set to soar to a record 34 degrees at Wimbledon tomorrow when the British No.1 takes on Welsh wildcard Mimi Xu on Court 1.

But the former US Open champion said: "I'm ready to embrace it. I feel like the heat in the UK is extra hot. Even when the number says a certain level, it feels hotter always. I'm prepared.

"I'm going to stay hydrated, do all the right things and I'll hopefully be OK. I'm happy to be back at Wimbledon. It's such a nice feeling."