Sports Personality 2021: Emma Raducanu crowned winner



Emma was voted the Sports Personality of the Year in 2021.

Britain had not had a women's Grand Slam singles champion in 44 years.

She made it to the Wimbledon fourth round on her Grand Slam main draw debut.

In a public vote, swimmer Adam Peaty was third and diver Tom Daley was second.

Manchester City and England forward, and Paralympian, Sarah Storey, boxer, and Manchester City and England forward, were also nominated for the main award.

It's an honor to be among these nominees. "I wish you all the best."

It's an honor to be among those past winners, I've watched Sports Personality of the Year growing up.

I'm happy for British tennis, and that we've been able to get this award again.

This year has been crazy thanks to the fans and voters. I've never felt that much energy in front of my home crowd.

The last British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title was Virginia Wade in 1977 and she was the first Sports Personality of the Year to do so.

The last tennis player to win the award was Andy Murray. The first female to win the award since 2006 was Raducanu.

It is a year to remember.

After completing her A-Levels, she burst onto the scene at Wimbledon, where she was given a wild card into the main draw late on after making her WTA Tour debut earlier in June.

She became the youngest British woman to reach the Wimbledon last 16 in the Open era after winning her first two matches.

Her dream run ended in heartbreaking fashion as she was forced to retire from her fourth-round match with breathing difficulties, but little did anyone know what was around the corner.

In winning the US Open title in September, he became:

The first person to qualify to win a Grand Slam.
The youngest women's Grand Slam champion was Maria Sharapova.
The youngest British person to win a Grand Slam title.
The first woman to win the US Open without dropping a set since Serena Williams.

She will be ranked 19th in the world in 2022.

The Sports Personality of the Year was broadcast live from MediaCityUK.

Sports Personality 2021. Other award winners

The Helen Rollason Award is given to a person.

The coach of the year is Gareth Southgate.

The England men's football team won the award.

The World Sport Star is Rachael Blackmore.

Simone Biles is a lifetime achievement.

Sam Barlow is an unrecognized hero.

Sky Brown was the young sports personality of the year.