Emma Raducanu faces Donna Vekic in the final of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club as the British No 1 aims to win the second title of her career and first since lifting the US Open five years ago.
After a difficult season, Raducanu has suddenly found serious form since returning to the grass on home soil in west London, and on Saturday won two matches in one day to reach only her third career final.
Her four victories so far this week have included two against top-20 opponents, Sorana Cirstea and Iva Jovic, who was dispatched 6-2 6-2 by Raducanu last night in what was her second match of a memorable day.
As Raducanu bids for her first title in five years, former Wimbledon semi-finalist and Olympic silver medallist Vekic stands in her way. The Croatian is through to the final after entering the draw as a lucky loser.
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Emma Raducanu thanks team after getting through ‘tough moments’
After a difficult season, Emma Raducanu has found suddenly serious form since returning to the grass. Before Queen’s, Raducanu was without a win in two months and lost her only two matches of the clay-court season after struggling with post-viral symptoms.
After being Iva Jovic in the semi-finals, it was telling Raducanu thanked her team for sticking with her through “tough moments” in the last few months.
“It means everything to be doing this here at Queen’s,” she said. “The whole day has been electric. This week has been incredible, I really enjoy playing here and that shows in my tennis.
“Ask any British player and they would love to lift the title here. We’ve been through some tough moments in the last few months but we have been putting in the hard work and I want to thank my team for helping me get into the final.”
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Emma Raducanu aims to win the second title of her career and first since lifting the US Open five years ago as the British No 1 faces Donna Vekic in the final of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club.
Raducanu won two matches in one day on Saturday to reach only her third career final on home soil in west London. She battled through an injury scare during her quarter-final win before producing an impressive performance to beat Iva Jovic 6-2 6-2.
The final at Queen’s will be underway from 1:30pm BST in west London.
