Queen’s HSBC Championship: Emma Radukanu to debut with Katie Boulter wildcard | tennis news


Emma Radukanu will make her queen debut next week when she plays a qualifier and is up against a draw with top seed Elena Rybakina.

The Briton last played at the French Open where she lost in the first round to Argentina’s Solana Sierra.

He reunited with Andrew Richardson, who coached him to his landmark US Open win in 2021, earlier this year as he looked to return to an aggressive, first-strike style on grass.

Andrew Richardson, coach of Great Britain's Emma Radukanu, reacts during the women's singles first round match between Emma Radukanu of Great Britain
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Andrew Richardson coaches Emma Radukanu to her US Open win at 18 in 2021

Katie Boulter also received a wildcard and will play eighth seed Lelah Fernandez in the first round with the possibility of facing world No. 2 Rybakina in the third round.

Elena Rybakina reached the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Saturday
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Elena Rybakina enters Queen’s as the top seed

Two other top-10 players are also set to play Queen’s – world No. 6 Amanda Anisimova and ninth-ranked Victoria Mboko.

The 2025 women’s singles champion was German qualifier Tatjana Maria, who defeated four consecutive top-20 players in her last four rounds, while Asia Muhammad and Demi Schuers won the women’s doubles title.

German qualifier Tatjana Maria beats American Amanda Anisimova to become first women's champion at Queen's Club in 52 years
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German qualifier Tatjana Maria beats American Amanda Anisimova to become first women’s champion at Queen’s Club in 52 years

Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s singles title, while Britain’s Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool won the doubles trophy.

It is only the second time that the Women’s HSBC Championship will be held from the WTA calendar after a 52-year hiatus, with the women’s first round starting on June 8 and the final on June 14.

Queen’s helps kick off the grass-court season in west London, effectively starting with Wimbledon which starts at the end of June.

Single schedule

Eligibility: June 6 and June 7
First Round: June 8 and June 9
Second Round: June 10 and 11
Quarter Finals: June 12
Semi-Finals: June 13
Final: June 14

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