Raducanu reaches quarter-finals at Queen’s, will retake British No 1 ranking
Emma Raducanu won against Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday evening. She’ll face the winner of the match between Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the top seed, and American McCartney Kessler in the next round
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Wild card Emma Raducanu advanced to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s by winning against Slovak Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-1 at Queen’s Club in London on Thursday evening.
Raducanu, ranked No 37, will face Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the top seed, next. She will also leapfrog Katei Boulter to retake the British No 1 ranking next week.
Emma Raducanu defeated Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Queen’s tournament.
In the previous round of the Queen’s tournament, Sramkova, ranked No 41, won against No 7 seed Barbora Krejcikova (6-4, 6-3).
London WTA 500, other second-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, USD 1.415.000, most recent results first):
- Qinwen Zheng vs. McCartney Kessler
- Elena Rybakina (4) beat Heather Watson (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Diana Shnaider (5) beat Katie Boulter: 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Madison Keys (2) beat Anastasia Zakharova (Q): 6-3, 6-2
- Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Sonay Kartal (WC): 6-1, 6-3
- Tatjana Maria (Q) beat Karolina Muchova (6): 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1
- Emma Navarro (3) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia: 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
