F1 Star Chloe Chong Brings Out Emma Raducanu’s Truth on Racing Dreams After French Open Heartbreak
Emma Raducanu Shares Racing Passion with F1 Academy’s Chloe Chong After French Open 2025 Exit
Following her second-round loss to Iga Swiatek (6-1, 6-2) at the French Open 2025 on May 28, Emma Raducanu found a moment of joy connecting with 18-year-old F1 Academy driver Chloe Chong at the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club, London, on June 9. The encounter, detailed by EssentiallySports.com, revealed Raducanu’s childhood racing dreams, sparked by her early karting and motocross experiences. “When I was young, from six to eight, I was doing karting and I did two races and actually did pretty well,” Raducanu told Chong, adding that she transitioned to motocross from ages nine to eleven before focusing solely on tennis due to time constraints, per.[](https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-f1-star-chloe-chong-brings-out-emma-raducanus-truth-on-racing-dreams-after-french-open-heartbreak/)
The meeting occurred at Buckmore Park, coincidentally where Chong began her racing journey, per. Chong, a British-Canadian driver returning to F1 Academy with Charlotte Tilbury for 2025, tried her hand at tennis, rallying with Raducanu, who was preparing for her singles match against Rebecca Sramkova and doubles with Katie Boulter, per. Raducanu’s love for speed persists, as she follows Formula 1 closely, predicting Max Verstappen for the 2025 Drivers’ Championship and McLaren for the Constructors’ title in a Sky Sports interview, per.[](https://www.essentiallysports.com/wta-tennis-news-f1-star-chloe-chong-brings-out-emma-raducanus-truth-on-racing-dreams-after-french-open-heartbreak/)[](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/chloe-chong-returns-to-f1-academy-with-charlotte-tilbury-as-2025-grid.j3o4CF1wKSKxxXQ4pg4mX)[](https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/news-grand-slam-winner-emma-raducanu-backs-max-verstappen-2025-f1-champion-season-despite-mclaren-s-early-season-form)
Despite the French Open heartbreak—her fifth straight loss to Swiatek, exposing gaps against top players, per—Raducanu remains optimistic about her grass season, feeling “chilled out” and aiming for consistency at Queen’s, per. Her candid exchange with Chong, highlighting a shared passion for motorsport, offered a refreshing glimpse into her resilience and multifaceted interests as she gears up for Wimbledon.
