Emma Raducanu, Britain’s rising tennis star, is set to compete in her second-round singles match at the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club on Thursday, June 12, 2025, against Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova. The match, scheduled on the Andy Murray Arena, is slated to begin around 3:30 p.m. local time (BST), following the 1:00 p.m. clash between Emma Navarro and Petra Kvitova, per RadioTimes. This marks Raducanu’s second singles appearance at the historic tournament, the first women’s event at Queen’s in 52 years, and fans are eager to see her continue her grass-court resurgence ahead of Wimbledon (June 30-July 13), per LTA.
Raducanu, ranked No. 37 in the WTA live rankings, kicked off her Queen’s campaign with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory over Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa on June 10, avenging a grueling February 2025 loss in Singapore. The 64-minute rout, featuring 20 winners and just 12 unforced errors, propelled her past British No. 1 Katie Boulter in the rankings, per Tennis365. Despite managing a back spasm that limited her grass prep to a few days, Raducanu expressed confidence, telling The Guardian, “I’m really feeling it… The support was incredible,” per The Guardian. Her performance signals strong momentum as she eyes a Wimbledon seeding (top 32).
The 22-year-old also made waves in doubles alongside Boulter, dubbed “Boultercanu,” though their run ended in a 6-2, 7-5 quarter-final loss to top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe on June 11, per ESPN. Facing Sramkova, ranked No. 56, Raducanu holds a 1-0 head-to-head edge, having won 6-4, 6-4 in Nottingham 2024, per WTA Tennis. A victory could set up a blockbuster against Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, heightening anticipation, per Sky Sports.
Fans can catch the match live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, or the BBC Sport website, with coverage starting around 1:00 p.m. BST, or via the Tennis Channel, per LTA. Posts on X, like @RaducanuNews, buzz with excitement, praising her “fabulous” Queen’s start, per @RaducanuNews. For real-time updates, check the Queen’s Club Championships website or BBC Sport, as schedules may shift, per RadioTimes. Raducanu’s Queen’s campaign, backed by coaches Nick Cavaday and Mark Petchey, underscores her ambition to reclaim top-tier status.
