Aussie fans swoon over British tennis star Emma Raducanu’s impressive Australian accent — “she sounds almost native!”
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Aussie fans swoon over British tennis star Emma Raducanu’s impressive Australian accent — “she sounds almost native!”
British tennis star Emma Raducanu seems to have charmed the Aussie crowd both on and off the court in Melbourne after the athlete showed off her impressive take on the Aussie accent.
Ahead of her victory against US player Sloane Stephens in the first round of the tournament, the British athlete took the opportunity to showcase her take on the local intonation during her interview with the reporters of the official Australian Open TV channel.
British tennis star Emma Raducanu charmed Aussie fans as she showcased her take on the Australian accent in front of the reporters of the official Australian Open TV channel. Credit: AFP via Getty Images.
The 19-year-old US Open winner said that she picked out some key Aussie phrases like 'G'Day mate!' and 'I'll have an almond milk flat white'.
And while the nervous Raducanu — who was born in Ontario, Canada and was raised in Bromley in the UK — said the phrases in between giggles, she immediately apologised, fearing she'd butchered the phrases with her attempts.
'I'm sorry, to everyone!' she said.
The interview can be found here.
Raducanu showcased her Aussie accent, saying the phrases “G’day, mate” and “I’ll have an almond flat white”. Credit: Australia Open TV.
Although the 19-year-old thought that she messed up her attempt to speak like an Aussie, Australian tennis fans swooned over her impressive accent.
One fan wrote: "Emma's accent sounds almost native lol."
"Emma's accent was spot on!" another added.
The athlete seems to have a gift for languages as this is not the first time she has made the headlines for her linguistic prowess.
In October, Raducanu has charmed Romanian tennis fans after she told a crowd while competing in a tournament in Romania that she had a decent grasp of their language.
She said: "The thing is I can understand like 80 per cent of Romanian. I don’t want to big myself up, I just really struggle to find my words. When I got told about doing this thing at the end of practice, at the changeovers I was just thinking of my vocab."
It should be noted, however, that her dad, Ian, was born in Romania.
In New York last year, the teenager has also displayed her talent for speaking Mandarin, her mother's native tongue.
Raducanu had a remarkable debut at the Australian Open after she won the battle of the US Open champions against Stephens.
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