Emma Raducanu will be aiming to reach the semi-finals at Queen’s Club today when she takes on top seed Qinwen Zheng in the HSBC Championships.
It’s been an impressive week so far in west London for the former US Open champion as she gears up for the start of Wimbledon later this month, advancing into the last eight of the first WTA event to be held at Queen’s for more than 50 years without dropping a set.
Raducanu first brushed aside Spaniard Cristina Bucsa 6-1 6-2 in a little over an hour to gain revenge for her loss in Singapore in January, then eased past Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4 6-1 on Thursday to book a quarter-final spot and confirm her imminent return to British No1 status for the first time in two years, following current holder Katie Boulter’s second-round loss to Diana Shnaider.
Raducanu had also teamed up with compatriot Boulter in the women’s doubles competition, beating Wu Fang-Hsien and Jiang Xinyu before falling to top seeds Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the quarter-finals.
Raducanu returns to Andy Murray Arena this afternoon for a tough clash with five-time tour winner Zheng, the current world No5, former Australian Open finalist and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist who received a first-round bye before battling past American McCartney Kessler in three sets on Thursday.
Raducanu vs Zheng start time
Raducanu vs Zheng is the third match scheduled for Andy Murray Arena on women’s quarter-finals day at Queen’s, after Diana Shnaider vs Madison Keys and Tatjana Maria vs Elena Rybakina, but before Emma Navarro vs Amanda Anisimova.
It makes an exact start time difficult to predict and much will obviously depend on the length of those preceding matches, but the contest is currently slated to commence at approximately 2:20pm BST. That is subject to change.
How to watch Raducanu vs Zheng
TV channel: In the UK, live free-to-air coverage of the action at Queen’s Club begins today at 1pm BST on BBC Two, continuing through to 6pm.
Live stream: You can also watch all the matches live online via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.
Raducanu vs Zheng H2H record
This will be the first time that the two players have ever met on the WTA Tour.
