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Queen's HSBC Championships: Emma Raducanu to face qualifier as Katie Boulter gets wildcard

Emma Raducanu on opposite side of the draw to world No 2 Elena Rybakina at Queen's; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app

Saturday 6 June 2026 17:59, UK

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain in action with partner Elena Gabriela Ruse of Romania against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic and Ta
Image: Emma Raducanu will return to Queen's next week

Emma Raducanu will face a qualifier in the first round when she makes her return to Queen's next week - and is in the opposite side of the draw to top seed Elena Rybakina.

Raducanu last played at the French Open, where she was beaten in the first round by Solana Sierra of Argentina.

She reunited with Andrew Richardson, who coached her to her landmark US Open win in 2021, earlier this year as she looks to get back to an aggressive, first-strike style on grass.

Andrew Richardson, Coach of Emma Raducanu of Great Britain, reacts during the Women's Singles first round match between Emma Raducanu of Gre
Image: Andrew Richardson coached Emma Raducanu to her US Open win at 18 years old in 2021

Katie Boulter has also received a wildcard and will play eighth seed Leylah Fernandez in the first round with the potential to face world No 2 Rybakina in the third round.

Elena Rybakina advanced to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Saturday
Image: Elena Rybakina enters Queen's as the top seed

Two more 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 Schuurs took the women's doubles title.

German qualifier Tatjana Maria beat America's Amanda Anisimova to become the first women’s champion at The Queen’s Club in 52 years
Image: German qualifier Tatjana Maria beat America's Amanda Anisimova to become the first women’s champion at The Queen’s Club in 52 years

Carlos Alcaraz took the men's singles title, while British duo Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool took the doubles trophy.

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

Queen's helps to kick-start the grass-court season in west London, effectively up the road from Wimbledon, which starts at the end of June.

Singles schedule

Qualifying: June 6 and June 7
First round: June 8 and June 9
Second round: June 10 and June 11
Quarter-finals: June 12
Semi-finals: June 13
Final: June 14

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