But her victories both on the court and last night are just the latest in what’s been an action-packed year for women’s sport. At the start of the month, I went to the Women’s FA Cup Final at Wembley, alongside nearly 41,000 other spectators.

This year might not have been record-breaking in terms of the numbers coming through the turnstiles but given the fact that Omicron was just beginning to rear its ugly head, it was amazing to see how many people schlepped it to west London. The brilliant coverage of the competition and final on TV, radio and in print was more extensive than I’ve ever seen.

Emma Raducanu winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year is the crowning moment of a great year of women’s sport