Emma Raducanu's grandmother, 90, stays up to date on the tennis star by checking in with local priest because she has no cable TV Emma Raducanu's 90-year-old grandmother Niculina lives in Bucharest She said her local priest keeps her up to date with Emma's latest news By Inderdeep Bains Published: 17:00 EDT, 30 June 2024 | Updated: 20:05 EDT, 30 June 2024 e-mail 19 View comments Given her precocious talent, Emma Raducanu may have little need of any help from above. Not so her 90-year-old grandmother Niculina. She lacks cable TV and will not be able to follow her granddaughter's return to Wimbledon action today from her home in the Romanian capital Bucharest.
So the devout Christian has enlisted her local priest to give her vital updates on the 21-year-old's progress. Mrs Raducanu, whose son Ian is Emma's father, said: 'When I go to church, the priest will keep me informed with the latest news on her because I don't have cable TV. Given her precocious talent, Emma Raducanu may have little need of any help from above.
Emma, pictured with Niculina, right, has discovered her grandmother keeps up with her latest match results by talking to her local priest in Bucharest After missing last year's tournament due to injury, the 2021 US Open champion will step out on Centre Court this afternoon to face world No 22 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 'He watches sports news about her to keep me informed. So he tells me if she is doing well in her games. I also hear the news about her on the.
