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Welsh Teen Tennis Star Passes Stressful Driving Test

10/23/2025

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Mimi Xu, a teenage Welsh tennis player from Swansea, said her driving test was more stressful than facing Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon.
Xu is the first Welsh player in 20 years to compete in the All England Club's main singles draw.
She passed the driving test, stating, "My mum doesn't trust me enough yet to drive on the big roads!"

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Mimi Xu, a teenage Welsh tennis player from Swansea, said her driving test was more stressful than facing Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon.
Xu is the first Welsh player in 20 years to compete in the All England Club's main singles draw.
She passed the driving test, stating, "My mum doesn't trust me enough yet to drive on the big roads!"