Raducanu reaches semi-final at Queen’s Club after defeating Rakhimova

Britain's Emma Raducanu reaches her first ever grass court final at Queen's with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory against American Iva Jovic.

Emma Raducanu stormed into the final of the HSBC Championships after thumping American Iva Jovic 6-2, 6-2 on a Saturday that saw the British number one win two matches at Queen’s. Raducanu reached the third WTA Tour-level final of her career by brushing aside 18-year-old Jovic in straight sets in London.

Britain's Emma Raducanu battled through a quarter-final and semi-final match in one day to secure her spot in the Queen's final, defeating Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova and USA's Iva Jovic.

Britain's Emma Raducanu overcomes an injury scare to beat Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 7-5 and advance to the semi-finals of the Queen's Club Championship.

The British No 1 will have to play two matches on Saturday after rain forced the postponement of her quarter-final against Kamilla Rakhimova

Emma Raducanu admitted she was “in awe” after the “insane” interruption of the King’s birthday flypast briefly delayed her quarter-final victory at the HSBC Championships. The British number one will play American Iva Jovic later on Saturday after beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 7-5 at Queen’s.

Emma Raducanu admitted she was “in awe” after the “insane” interruption of the King’s birthday flypast briefly delayed her quarter-final victory at the HSBC Championships. The British number one will play American Iva Jovic later on Saturday after beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 7-5 at Queen’s.

Emma Raducanu battled into the Queen's semi-finals later on Saturday after the UK king’s birthday flypast briefly interrupted her 6-3, 7-5 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova. Rain had plagued the second edition of these championships in London, forcing the British number one’s quarter-final with the Uzbekistani WTA world number 78 to be postponed from Friday.

Raducanu to face Jovic later after 6-3, 7-5 win British No 1 falls in second set of quarter-final Everything seemed to be progressing perfectly for Emma Raducanu in the early stages of a day that, in the best case scenario, would require a marathon effort like no other. The British No 1 was in the middle of putting together a cool, efficient performance on a mercifully sunny day in Barons Court. She led, 6-3, 3-1. Then she slipped on the slick grass. Raducanu emerged from her fall wincing and clutching at her left thigh, clearly in pain, and as her lead evaporated, a victory began to look in serious doubt. However, Raducanu impressively dug deep and held her nerve to drag herself into the semi-finals at the Queen’s Club for the first time with a 6-3, 7-5 win over the Uzbekistani lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova. Continue reading...

Emma Raducanu overcame an injury scare to reach the semi-finals at Queen’s Club and maintain hopes of an all-British final.

Emma Raducanu stormed into a second WTA Tour final of 2026 with a straight-sets win over Iva Jovic in the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club.