LONDON (AFP) - Newly crowned US Open champion Emma Raducanu's grandmother Niculina Raducanu wanted her to quit tennis in July - so concerned was she about her health after breathing difficulties forced her to retire from her Wimbledon last-16 match.

The 88-year-old Romanian told The Daily Mail that her granddaughter's "health is more important (than wealth or fame)". Fortunately for the 18-year-old Briton, neither her father Ian (son of Niculina) nor Chinese mother Renee took the advice and she swept through the US Open to become the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title.