Watch Queen's: Top seed Zheng fights back to reach quarter-finals
Update:
Date: 18:15 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: We're wrapping our live text coverage up now but you can watch the remaining last-16 match via this page or on BBC iPlayer.
I'll leave you with Jess Anderson's report from Queen's on Emma Raducanu's win.
Goodbye.
Update:
Date: 18:10 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Encouragingly Emma Raducanu appeared to be really enjoying herself out on court today and that bodes well for the rest of the tournament.
She doesn't have long to wait before she returns to court, with her quarter-final match scheduled for tomorrow, although we don't have the order of play yet.
Update:
Date: 18:04 BST 12 June
Title: What happened on day four?
Content: Here's a reminder of what happened today before we wrap up our live text commentary.
Emma Raducanu powered into the quarter-finals with a straight set win against Rebecca Sramkova, but Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were both knocked out.
Boulter battled hard but lost 2-6 6-3 6-2 on a hot but rain-affected day in west London.
Boulter has held the top spot in British women's tennis since June 2023, but Raducanu will now move above her in the rankings.
British singles hopes at the first women's event at Queen's since 1973 now rest with Raducanu after Watson was also knocked out, beaten 6-4 6-2 by 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Read more here.
Update:
Date: 17:57 BST 12 June
Title: Wimbledon prize pot increased
Content: Total prize money at this year's Wimbledon will increase by 7% to a record £53.5m.
The prize pot, worth £50m in 2024, is double the £26.5m on offer in 2015.
Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova each took home £2.7m for winning the men's and women's singles titles respectively last year.
This year's winners will receive £3m, an increase of 11%.
Players knocked out in the first round will receive £66,000, an increase of 10%.
There will be a 4% increase for the men's and women's doubles winners, who will earn £680,000, and a 3% increase for the mixed doubles winners, to £135,000.
Read more here
Update:
Date: 17:53 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Here's how the quarter-final draw is shaping up.
Emma Raducanu will play either the top seed here, Qinwen Zheng, or McCartney Kessler, with their last-16 match about to get under way on Centre Court.
You can watch via this page or on BBC iPlayer.
Update:
Date: 17:48 BST 12 June
Title: 'Pleased to push through the tight moments'
Content: Emma Raducanu: "I am really pleased to get through that. I don't think it was my cleanest performance but I am really pleased to push through in the tight moments. I really appreciate the support in that spell when she was coming back.
"I came out ready, expecting everything I am just happy I was able to get off to a good start and build a lead."
On potentially pairing with Katie Boulter again for doubles: "Honestly it was a real challenge for me today. I am not used to playing doubles and I was really upset and really felt I was out of the tournament so it was difficult to fire myself up for this.
"I'd really like to play with Katie again in the future."
Update:
Date: 17:44 BST 12 June
Title: 'Emma should be pretty pleased'
Content: Raducanu 6-4 6-1 Sramkova
Anne KeothavongFormer British number one and BJK Cup captain
Aside from a little hiccup in trying to close out the first set, I think Emma should be pretty pleased with this performance.
She seems to be timing the ball beautifully on the grass court and is moving very well.
Update:
Date: 17:41 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu has a think about what she wants to write on the camera and in the end goes with "Long with BoulterCanu".
Update:
Date: 17:39 BST 12 June
Title: Game, set and match - Raducanu
Content: Raducanu 6-4 6-1 Sramkova
Sramkova saves match point the first time but can't the second and Raducanu seals the win in style with another break of serve as she powers into the quarter-finals.
A dominant display.
Update:
Date: 17:38 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu 6-4 5-1 Sramkova*
Sramkova's shot fails to get over the net and Raducanu has match point. A big cheer from the crowd to try and get her over the line...
Update:
Date: 17:34 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu 6-4 5-1 Sramkova*
Huge roar from Raducanu as she thunders a backhand cross-court shot into the far corner to secure the hold.
She's just one game away from a place in the quarter-finals.
Update:
Date: 17:30 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 4-1 Sramkova
Sramkova fights back for the hold. Raducanu was perhaps in a bit too much of a rush to get the job done there and her opponent has a game on the board.
Still lots for Sramkova to do, but a reminder for Raducanu to retain her control.
Update:
Date: 17:29 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 4-0 Sramkova
Raducanu is wide with her return from Sramkova's second serve and it is deuce.
Update:
Date: 17:28 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 4-0 Sramkova
Sramkova digs in to save the first two break points...
Update:
Date: 17:27 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 4-0 Sramkova
Sramkova just looks like she wants the ground to open up and swallow her now as she misses with a shot down the line. She's down 40-0 on her serve...
Update:
Date: 17:25 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu 6-4 4-0 Sramkova*
Raducanu has to battle for this hold as Sramkova gets to deuce despite some errors that leave her frustrated, but two good serves get the job done for Raducanu and the win is in sight.
Update:
Date: 17:19 BST 12 June
Title: Raducanu breaks again
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 3-0 Sramkova
It is very much deja vu for Sramkova as Raducanu seals the double break, just as she did in the first set, to lead 3-0.
Update:
Date: 17:18 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: *Raducanu 6-4 2-0 Sramkova
Oh it must not feel like things are going Sramkova's way as a shot clips the top of the net but drops her side of the court and Raducanu is 30-0 up on Sramkova's serve.
Update:
Date: 17:15 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu 6-4 2-0 Sramkova*
And Raducanu holds to put herself in a strong position early in this second set.
Update:
Date: 17:14 BST 12 June
Title: Post
Content: Raducanu 6-4 1-0 Sramkova*
Oh dear, Sramkova's body language is really not good now as she sends a shot long before hitting the net at the start of this game.
Raducanu, meanwhile, looks back on it and is serving strong.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Telegraph
34 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Dan Cole's career ends in sin bin after controversial yellow card
A Premiership final that was higher on tension than moments of genuine quality was ultimately decided by a Finn Russell kick that bisected the posts with boos ringing loudly around Twickenham. The disquiet had been caused by Karl Dickson's call to bring an early end to the illustrious career of Leicester Tigers ' Dan Cole by means of a yellow card following a collision with Russell in the back-field. A late challenge caused the penalty to be brought forward from where Russell had hoisted his up-and-under, on the Bath 10-metre line, to where the ball landed, 20 metres further up the pitch. What happened? Having arrived on the field around seven minutes previously, to a truly heart-warming reception, Cole found himself in a position to impart pressure on Russell during a kicking exchange. He summoned a burst of speed and lifted his arms above his head in what appeared to be a genuine charge-down attempt. However, on his way back down, Cole twisted his body and braced for contact. His shoulder and his side looked to make contact with the face of Russell. Nightmare for Dan Cole! 😐 The prop receives a yellow in his final game which could be his final act... #GallagherPremFinal — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) June 14, 2025 Was it the right decision? As undeniably sad as it was for a totem of the English game to bow out on this note, and as much as Cole has been an emblem of resilience over the past two decades, Dickson was completely justified in penalising the veteran tighthead prop and reaching for a yellow card. Only a penalty would have felt lenient. This was nowhere near as violent as CJ Stander's body-check on Pat Lambie back in 2016, yet was in the same wheelhouse. The coming-together could have caused much more damage, and there was a degree of recklessness on Cole's part. Mic'd up so that supporters in the stadium could hear his explanation, Dickson stressed the point that the initial charge-down attempt had been fine. What put Cole in trouble, and made the situation more dangerous, was how he tucked and turned before contact. What was the reaction? Tom Varndell, the former Leicester wing, suggested that Russell had done his best to earn the penalty. 'Finn Russell milked that,' Varndell said. 'It's a tough one because Dan Cole has gone airborne but I think what the issue is that motion of taking the arms down, turning the shoulder into Finn Russell has made it look a lot worse than it was.' Another ex-Tiger, Austin Healey, believed it to be a harsh decision. Chris Ashton disagreed. 'You've got to be in control of your body,' he said. 'I know [Cole] is saying he's been hit in the side, but... I've never seen Dan Cole jump before. Of all the times to decide to jump.'
The Sun
34 minutes ago
- The Sun
Sir Alex Ferguson comes across emotional letter he sent decades ago on first-ever tour of Rangers' museum
SIR ALEX FERGUSON spotted an emotional letter he wrote in the '90s in Rangers' brand new museum. The iconic Scottish manager was in Glasgow this week for the opening of the Rangers Museum at New Edmiston House. 4 4 4 Fergie, who spent two years at Ibrox from 1967 to 1969, was given the honour of being the venue's first-ever visitor. Some of the most famed items in Rangers' history are on display in the museum, including a letter from Ferguson. The letter was one Govan-born Ferguson penned to Dick Advocaat after the Dutchman guided the Teddy Bears to a treble in the 1998/1999 season. It read: "Dear Dick. Just a wee note to congratulate you and your players on winning the treble. "I know how difficult it is to maintain the level of fitness and determination to achieve all three trophies, but your players carried out the task wth great style. "Please pass on my sincere good wishes to all your staff. "Yours sincerely, Sir Alex Ferguson." Ferguson appeared to be emotional as he looked at the letter and the rest of the Gers memorabilia. 4 The Ibrox faithful were thrilled that Fergie was the first person to enter the doors of the Rangers Museum. One wrote on X: "Brilliant to see Fergie looking so well, and nice to see him at Ibrox." Another said: "Once a Ranger, always a Ranger."
The Guardian
36 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Cloughie's notes, Hillman Imps and Bela Lugosi: my glorious trove of old Forest programmes
What to do with the pile of vintage Nottingham Forest programmes that came into my possession several years ago? At first, standard protocol was observed for uncategorised piles of paper. The 21 City Ground programmes, spanning 50 years from September 1963 to November 2012, were packed away in a dark cupboard, ignored and unread. But finally taking the time to study them has paid dividends: a rich seam of history leaps off the pages in clear, elegant black-and-white type. Forest's presence in the top-flight's upper echelons evoked the club's halcyon days and plenty has been written about the Brian Clough-Peter Taylor era. Less attention has focused on Clough's often entertaining programme notes during his 18-year tenure – while the editions outside Clough's time are a fascinating way of charting Forest's trajectory, as well as how profoundly football and wider society have changed. For West Ham's visit in September 1963, pre-decimalisation, the programme cover price is 6d (2.5p). 'Some of their players have established themselves in the International field,' reads the section on the visitors. 'Bobby Moore is holding the right-half berth for England … others with not so familiar names at the moment, but with the right sort of ability, include inside-forward Geoff Hurst.' Prescient player profiles aside, the 60s adverts may be the most interesting element. 'If your party runs into hundreds ask for a special train,' reads a message from British Railways, encouraging football fans to charter their own services for away days. 'Commission paid on full train loads for a guaranteed number of passengers.' What chance of that now? The back page advertises the latest in cars: 'Meet the new Hillman Imp – an inspiration in light car design. Accelerates from 0-50 m.p.h. in 15.5 seconds.' Onwards to 1972, on 23 September, the back page of 'Forest Review' is given over to Player's No 6: 'The most popular filter cigarette in Britain.' Edward Heath's Conservative government had reached an agreement with the tobacco industry the previous year and the message at the bottom – 'Every packet carries a government health warning' – was a recent, significant development. Leading from the front, meanwhile, is an appeal from the chair, Ken Smales, urging supporters to buy a copy of the 1972 Nottingham Forest Annual. 'At only 15p it is certainly not a profit-making venture, but an honest effort by the club to inform the fan of some of our activities,' Smales writes. (Formerly a first-class cricketer for Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, Smales would give more than 35 years of service to Forest.) On to 1979-80, the season of Forest's second European triumph, with the Clough era at its peak. The quality of the side facing Brighton on 17 November is certainly notable: Shilton, Anderson, Gray, McGovern, Lloyd, Needham, O'Neill, Bowles, Birtles, Francis, Robertson. The sole substitute is listed as 'To be announced', which the late Guardian writer Jeremy Alexander – who donated the programmes – has crossed out and replaced with 'Bowyer'. Despite their strength Forest were beaten 1-0 by the club Clough had left in 1974 for his brief spell at Leeds. On Saturday 19 April – just before Forest defeated Hamburg at the Bernabéu for their second European Cup – they welcomed Derby: a Player of the Year voting slip is still tucked inside. Clough is pictured cheerily accepting a large bottle from the director of Bell's Whisky, his manager of the month prize for March. Clough's fondness for drink becomes still more apparent. With Watford the visitors in September 1982, a 'friendly bet' between the manager and Scotland's John Robertson is relayed to readers. 'I bet I can do without a drink longer than you can do without a cigarette,' Clough told the winger. Hard to imagine a modern Premier League manager doing anything similar. 'I like the chairman [Elton John],' declares Clough for that meeting with Graham Taylor's Watford. 'Those people who thought his presence as a figure head was something of a gimmick have been made to eat their words.' There is also a profile of the winger Calvin Plummer (Dislikes: Smoking, traffic jams), who toured apartheid South Africa that same year. 'At Home With Viv Anderson' is the most engaging feature for the meeting with QPR in September 1983: the future Arsenal and Manchester United full-back is pictured enjoying a game of snooker on his new table. 'I must admit I enjoy having a table in the home,' Anderson said. 'Although the novelty has worn off a bit, it's a good way to relax.' Towards the end of the decade Clough's irreverent style has developed further. 'Poor old Bella Lugosi [sic] would have turned in his grave if he had seen our performance against Arsenal here last season,' he writes in September 1989 for the Gunners' visit. 'For any thick bonses [sic] who don't know who Bella Lugosi was – he used to be a horror movie actor. And a good one at that!' Moving through the 2000s the programmes become shinier and more colourful but considerably less attractive. With Forest struggling on and off the pitch, the calibre of players on display declines accordingly. Poignantly, the final cover of the collection is a full-page picture of Nigel Doughty, published for the first home game after the Forest owner's death in 2012. A tribute from the chief executive, Mark Arthur, reveals that Doughty, a Labour supporter, had often feared it was morally wrong to plough cash into a football club when there are 'so many other worthwhile causes'. With football ever-more fuelled by vast amounts of cash, Doughty's social conscience feels more needed today – and is harder to come by among the current crop of football club owners. It's also an example of the kind of historical perspective – along with the simple nostalgic thrill – brought by dusting off a pile of old matchday programmes.
