Emma Raducanu faces the possibility of playing two games in one day after rain took out the order of play at Queen’s Club.
The British No 1 was scheduled to play Sorana Cristea before the weather in west London took a turn yesterday.
Players were warming up on the Andy Murray Arena, and were pushed back on multiple occasions, before eventually being cancelled around an hour and a half later.
Friday’s order of play will see Raducanu’s match second on the schedule , and if successful, the 23-year-old will play either Harriet Dart or Kamilla Rakhimova.
The forecast looks promising for today, with three Britons set to be in action.
Raducanu delivered a commanding performance in her last match, sweeping past Anna Blinkova 6-0, 6-3 to secure her first victory since March.
The Briton dispatched the Russian qualifier in approximately 60 minutes on the Andy Murray Arena at Queen’s Club, breaking serve six times throughout the contest.
This triumph marks just Raducanu’s eighth WTA Tour win of the season, ending a difficult spell that saw her sidelined for over two months with a post-viral illness.
Emma Raducanu is facing the prospect of two games in one day
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Her last competitive success came against Anastasia Zakharova at Indian Wells on March 6.
“I think it was a really good stepping stone,” said Raducanu.
“And I think the way I was feeling on the court, the way I was moving, the way I was expressing myself, just the whole package, not necessarily the tennis, just how I kind of was acting on the court, I really enjoyed it.
“I think that’s something that I want to take forward in all of my matches and really embrace this grass court season.”
Rain at Queen’s Club has descended the schedule into chaos
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Last year, Raducanu made it to the quarter-finals at Queen’s, marking the first women’s tennis event there since 1973.
The Briton continued: “I was really pleased with how I came out and was playing very free.
“I think I was just feeding off of the atmosphere, and it felt free, it felt clear and a lot of clarity.
“Not necessarily thinking too much, not trying to do too much. It felt very natural.”
Emma Raducanu dominated in her previous game
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Raducanu’s return to the court follows a turbulent period that saw her miss two and a half months of competitive action due to the lingering effects of illness.
Upon her comeback in Paris, she suffered a disappointing first-round exit at the French Open, falling to Solana Sierra.
The former US Open champion has also navigated considerable coaching upheaval since her 2021 breakthrough, cycling through multiple mentors before reuniting with Andrew Richardson last month.
Richardson, who was courtside at Queen’s on Tuesday, previously steered the then-qualifier to her remarkable Grand Slam triumph in New York five years ago.
