Emma Raducanu’s New Boyfriend Rumours Swirl as Childhood Friend Benjamin Heynold Spotted at Queen’s Club
Emma Raducanu, the 22-year-old British No. 1 and 2021 US Open champion, has sparked fresh romance speculation after college tennis player Benjamin Heynold was seen in her player’s box during her Queen’s Club Championships quarter-final loss to Qinwen Zheng (6-2, 6-4) on June 13, 2025, per www.walesonline.co.uk. Heynold, 24, a University of North Carolina student and former Team GB junior teammate, has known Raducanu since she was six, competing together in events like the 2017 Royal Albert Hall tournament, per www.walesonline.co.uk. The Daily Mail reported on June 14 that friends suggest their long-standing friendship may have blossomed into romance, though Raducanu has not commented, per.[](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/tennis/emma-raducanu-new-boyfriend-speculation-31856393)
The sighting follows Raducanu’s split from billionaire’s son Carlo Agostinelli in June 2024, after a year-long relationship marked by high-profile appearances at Paris Fashion Week and luxury holidays, per www.dailymail.co.uk. Raducanu, who unfollowed and blocked Agostinelli on social media, has also been linked to Romeo Beckham, Jack Draper, and Carlos Alcaraz, though she and Draper are confirmed as close friends, and Alcaraz dismissed dating rumours in 2024, per www.express.co.uk. Her strict upbringing, with a “boyfriend ban” enforced by parents Ion and Renee to prioritize tennis, has shaped her private approach to relationships, per www.hellomagazine.com.[](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1923981/Emma-Raducanu-boyfriend-Carlos-Alcaraz-tennis)[](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/emma-raducanus-net-worth-strict-30793073)[](https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/702595/emma-raducanu-private-life-split-boyfriend-carlo-agostinelli/)
Heynold’s presence, alongside coach Nick Cavaday and agent Thomas Houchin, intensified speculation, with X posts like @richardaeden’s June 13 query, “Has Emma #Raducanu found love match with fellow teenage tennis prodigy she has known since she was six?” fueling the buzz, per. Raducanu, now ranked world No. 37, withdrew from the Berlin Ladies Open on June 14 due to back issues but aims for Eastbourne and Wimbledon, per www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Her focus remains on tennis, with past comments to The Times emphasizing how her parents’ rules made her “confident and comfortable in my own company,” per www.standard.co.uk.
