Emma Radu-car-new? No! Tennis golden-girl still drives her old Dacia Sandero... despite being a Porsche ambassador
- 2021 US Open champion was handed a free Porsche worth an estimated £125k
She's a British sporting celebrity worth millions and a global ambassador for Dior, Tiffany, Evian, Vodafone, British Airways and Nike – and even received a free Porsche worth an estimated £125,000 as part of a sponsorship deal with the luxury car brand.
So how refreshing it is to see down-to-earth tennis golden girl Emma Raducanu still behind the wheel of her first car, a humble Dacia Sandero.
Ms Raducanu, 21, was spotted cruising around London in her slightly dusty 2017 white Sandero – a budget model from the Romanian brand.
One onlooker said: 'Good on her. It's great to see Emma keeping it real, despite her celebrity status and earning millions.'
Emma Raducanu pictured driving her first car, a humble white 2017 Dacia Sandero
The 2021 US Open Champion is an ambassador for Porsche, and received a free car from the brand worth £125,000
Ms Raducanu reached the fourth round of Wimbledon this year
The 2021 US Open champion made almost £10 million last year as she cashed in on sponsorship and endorsement deals.
Ms Raducanu was just 19 when she was handed the keys to her first Porsche after signing a deal to become a brand ambassador for the German sports car maker.
But despite confessing that she had always dreamed of owning a Porsche, she vowed never to sell her beloved Sandero – a second-hand car she bought in 2020.
'My dad is Romanian and a Dacia was his first car. So, yeah, I have a white Dacia Sandero,' she said.
'It was funny – I passed my test three days before the first lockdown and we sort of knew it was going into lockdown, so we needed to buy a car ASAP.
'I bought it second-hand for £5,000. I take care of her. I'm never going to get rid of it.'
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