Emma Raducanu and British players prioritising Wimbledon over going to vote
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Emma Raducanu admitted that she was unaware of the upcoming general election on Thursday and shared that she would prioritize her tennis training over voting.
The young Brit, aged 21, played exceptionally well on Centre Court on Wednesday. She defeated Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-1 6-2 in two straight sets. She will now move on to the third round at Wimbledon where she will be facing the No.9 seed Maria Sakkari.
Commenting after her victory, Raducanu was questioned about whether she planned to cast her vote before going to practice on Thursday. She responded, "No, I think I'll sleep in and then go to practice."
I honestly had no idea it was happening tomorrow! I appreciate you informing me.
Raducanu became the most recent British player to choose tennis over the general election, joining Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart who also admitted they might miss the opportunity to vote before their second round match on Thursday.
Boutler, who won against Tatjana Maria from Germany in the opening round on Tuesday, stated: "My focus is on tennis at the moment, so I'll concentrate on that."
I currently only have plans to focus on tennis for the day. As for anything else, I will deal with it when the time comes.
In the meantime, when questioned about her voting plans, Dart, who is 27 years old, said: "I haven't really thought about it. Although, my sister works for a Member of Parliament. I'm sure she will remind me to vote. But yeah, we will wait and see."
In other places, Jack Draper, the top male tennis player from Britain, mentioned that there wasn't a lot of time to think about politics at Wimbledon because it is a very fast-paced and bustling event.
"Will you be watching the general election on TV?" he was asked. "No, it's too hectic for us tennis players right now. We're too busy to sit down and watch TV or even think about it."
