Even Wimbledon champion King is a fan as Sherrock sets sights on the last 16

SUPERMUM Fallon Sherrock realised she had done something special for women’s sport only when tennis legend Billie Jean King sent along her congratulations onTwitter.

As the new Queen of Alexandra Palace absorbed the enormity of her Christmas miracle, Sherrock said: “Who would have thought someone like that would tweet me? I mean, I am me!

“I am just a normal person from Milton Keynes. This stuff doesn’t happen to normal people – it’s incredible.”

The truth, of course, is that a hairdresser from Bletchley who is defying the bookies’ odds of 2,000-1 at the PDC World Championship is not just a normal person any more.

Sherrock already made history by becoming the first woman to beat a man at the World Championship when she knocked out Ted Evetts in the first round. But by toppling Austria’s world No11 Mensur Suljovic 3-1 on Saturday night, she has elevated herself into the superstar bracket.

Six-time Wimbledon champion King, above, does not send personal messages on social media to just anyone.

As a standard-bearer for women’s rights, she knows her onions. And whether Sherrock likes it or not, she is no longer only a darts player who won the nation’s hearts on prime-time TV in the Christmas party season.

She is now a champion of the sisterhood and sporting mums. All for winning two games of darts – brilliantly.

Sherrock’s finishing – landing 69 per cent of her checkouts – was sensational. And to complete the greatest upset in darts history on the bullseye was pure gold.

She will reply to King’s goodwill message and then tackle her biggest test of a momentous week yet – Christmas shopping. If Sherrock hopes anonymity will be kind to her, she has not got a prayer.

She said: “I will tweet back to her eventually. I’ll think of a response. I will do that socially.

“I am surprised by how it has blown up as much as it has. Who would have thought it would have been worldwide?

“I thought it would be just the people who knew about darts, just normal people.

“If people didn’t know darts, they know about darts now. Obviously, I like to inspire people and I try to help people as much as I can. If I can be a role model and leader, I am happy to do that. This week has been manic – I don’t want it to end. I’ve beaten one of the best players in the world – if you had told me I would do that a few weeks ago, I would have thought you were having a laugh.”

On December 27, Sherrock will play the mercurial Chris Dobey for a place in the last 16.

She is already on a guaranteed payday of £25,000, and beating Dobey will be worth another 10 grand on top.

“It instantly changes my life,” she said. “Right now I can’t think how it will affect my life but it will definitely change it.”

Sherrock has already unwrapped “the best Christmas present I’ve ever had” by toppling Suljovic, and now it is five-year-old son Rory’s turn.

“I will practise the same amount that I normally do on Christmas Day – I will do about four hours anyway,” said Sherrock. “I am not going to change anything.

“It’s working, it’s my job. I won’t go over it, I won’t go below it. My son is always up early, and on Christmas Day. I will probably be up about 5.30am, so hopefully he has a sleep during the day.”

The Pink Princess can say goodbye to normality. “I am hoping I can just go out and walk down the street, go to the shop and no one knows who I am,” said Sherrock.

Good luck with that one.