Tumaini Carayol in Rome

‘I’ve been burnt a few times’: Emma Raducanu on betrayal and A-levels

The British tennis star is seeking stability with familiar faces after her world was transformed by US Open success

“I am very independent and I think now I’m actually just listening to myself and my intuition more,” says Emma Raducanu, smiling, from one of the few quiet corners of the vast, handsome Foro Italico complex in Rome. “For so long, I’ve had other opinions, I’ve tried to justify my gut feeling because my brain is very logical [and] I didn’t feel like I could just trust what I felt.”