Following her exit from the doubles draw, Emma Raducanu is now turning her attention to singles at Queen’s.
The WTA Tour is celebrating the return of the Queen’s Club Championships to the calendar – the first time the event has been held in 52 years.
British players, including Raducanu and Katie Boulter, are happy to be back on home soil and competing on grass.
Raducanu and Boulter teamed up for the first time to play doubles but were knocked out in the second round.
Does Emma Raducanu want to play doubles with Katie Boulter again?
Before partnering with Boulter, Raducanu had appeared in only one previous doubles match on the WTA Tour – alongside Clara Tauson at the 2022 Washington Open, where the pair lost 4-6, 1-6.
Despite feeling nervous ahead of her doubles return, Raducanu settled quickly as she and Boulter won their opening match 6-4, 6-2, enjoying the experience and sharing plenty of smiles on court.
In the next round, they faced top seeds Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok, losing 6-2, 7-5 in a hard-fought contest.
Raducanu later said she’d like to play alongside Boulter again and appreciated what she gained from their short campaign.
“Katie made me feel really comfortable out there over the two matches and I hope we can team up again soon,” the 2021 US Open champion said.
“Given the quick turnaround from clay to grass, it’s great to get some extra matchplay on grass. The atmosphere again was unreal.”
Katie Boulter says how it felt playing doubles with Emma Raducanu
For Boulter, it was her first doubles outing since partnering Daria Kasatkina at the Madrid Open in April.
The 28-year-old took on the role of guiding her less experienced teammate and helped Raducanu to a debut doubles win.
Boulter praised the home crowd for their support and was pleased with how they performed as a pair.
“Me and Emma played some very good tennis over these two doubles matches and our level was really high,” Boulter said.
“The support from the crowd was immense as well, and we’re really grateful that so many people came out to support us.”
