**Emma Raducanu ‘Really Feeling It’ at Queen’s Club with Dominant Second-Round Berth**
Emma Raducanu expressed exhilaration, saying she was “really feeling it,” after a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club on June 10, 2025, securing her spot in the second round. The 22-year-old, playing her first singles match on grass this season, dispatched Bucsa in just 64 minutes on the newly named Andy Murray Arena, avenging a three-hour loss to Bucsa at the Singapore Open in February 2025 (5-7, 7-5, 7-5), per www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk and www.tennis365.com. Raducanu signed a camera lens with “home turf” post-match, reflecting her comfort, per www.espn.com.
Despite managing ongoing back spasms that limited her grass prep to a few days, Raducanu showed no signs of rust, wrapping up the first set in 24 minutes and maintaining control throughout, per www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk. “When I walked out, it surpassed what I imagined… I’m really feeling it,” she said, per www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk. Her performance, bolstered by the return of coach Nick Cavaday alongside Mark Petchey, marked a strong start at the historic women’s event, the first at Queen’s in 52 years, per www.bbc.com.
Raducanu, now ranked No. 34, faces Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova in the round of 16 on Thursday, with a potential clash against Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova looming, per www.skysports.com. She also advances in doubles with Katie Boulter, facing Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe on Wednesday after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Xinyu Jiang and Fang-Hsien Wu, per www.espn.com. Posts on X, like @RaducanuNews, celebrated her “fabulous” grass debut, amplifying her momentum toward Wimbledon (June 30-July 13).
