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Speaking after her straight-sets win
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over Elena-Gabriela Ruse at an exhibition event in London on
Sunday, Raducanu said Hamilton was a "really cool guy".
Raducanu competed in karting and motocross events as a child,
and is a big fan of Formula One.
"(Hamilton) said: 'Be patient, you've just got to ride the wave.
It's all good. Don't worry'. Good reassurance. He has been such
a good role model for me in terms of helping me out through the
next stages," Raducanu told British media.
The 19-year-old also shrugged off talk of beating Hamilton to
the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award next month
"No, definitely not. I am rooting for Lewis in the race," she
said.
"I just don't even think about it. For me, it's something that's
so far out of the realms of possibility."
Raducanu, who is preparing for the 2022 season by undergoing
intense five-hour daily training sessions, also spoke about her
personal goals.
"For me, my expectations of myself are to keep improving, I want
to look back at the end of the year and see that I made gains in
different areas. I know it will take a lot of patience to get to
where I want to be," she said.
The match on Sunday was Raducanu's first on home soil since her
astonishing U.S. Open triumph, when she entered the tournament
as a qualifier ranked 150th in the world and ended it as
Britain's first female Grand Slam champion for 44 years.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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