The No. 28 seed immediately gave her supporter a shoutout during her on-court interview. “Thank you for the support, I think it was great on both sides, and a particular shout out to - ‘Raddo’ apparently is my new nickname, so you're invited to every match, just let me know or let my agent know,” Raducanu said.

An Aussie superfan has won over tennis star Emma Raducanu, who begged fans to track him down after her first-round Australian Open triumph.

Emma Raducanu's superfan has spoken to Yahoo Sport Australia after being invited to all of the star's matches. Find out more here.

The former world number 10 started the new year by participating in the United Cup in Australia, a team competition that was won by Poland of Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz. Emma faced Greek star Maria Sakkari in her first match of 2026 and was defeated in three sets with a decent performance.