Emma Raducanu battles into Queen’s final despite injury scareEmma Raducanu shrugged off a “tough” injury scare as she battled through her Queen’s quarter-final against Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova. Raducanu’s win over was briefly interrupted by the King’s birthday flypast and also by a medical timeout when she was up a set and a break in the second set and slipped on the grass, which has caused problems for several players this week, with Canada’s Victoria Mboko out for the rest of the grass-court season after falling earlier this week.Raducanu returned to the court with strapping on her left thigh, which she later removed, and initially struggled to shake off the fear and nerves of slipping again.Jamie Braidwood14 June 2026 12:12Emma Raducanu returns to form with two top-20 victories After going two months without a win, Emma Raducanu has won four in a row this week. Two of those wins have been against top-20 opponents, in 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. Before beating Cirstea, Raducanu was without a top-20 win in over a year. She now has two in a week. (Getty)Jamie Braidwood14 June 2026 11:51Emma 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.”(PA)Jamie Braidwood14 June 2026 11:05Good morning and welcomeEmma 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…
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