Agree altogether on Raducanu ….being here since she was two, all she’s ever known or remembered or learned has been ‘Britain’
As opposed to Greg Rusedski, (for example) born in Montreal and although with a British born mother he didn’t ’decide to be British‘ until he was in his early twenties ….Canadians were pissed off about that and I can understand why.
Though given you are nominally representing your country in Tennis rather than your town or city the comparison with your situation Runcorn is a bit different.
At the outset folk from one town supporting another (typically much bigger) club sets my teeth on edge ….though I fully recognise where you have a clear dual choice.
Myself and a work colleague (a Stretford born and bred Man United fan) used to regularly berate folk from across the country who we met in the course of the job who were (in our view) f*****g frauds
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One such guy was a Liverpool fan based all his life in Salisbury …..but as he more than adequately explained, his Dad was an exiled Scouser who had brought him up to be an avid LFC fan and he routinely trekked up to Anfield every fortnight for home games and went to all the South of England ‘aways’ …..so fair play …we saluted him accordingly !!