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Telegraph
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Stylish Emma Raducanu gets revenge on Cristina Bucsa to reach Queen's second round
Latest updates live updates 10 June 2025 5:04pm 5:03PM 'I was locked in' - Raducanu on first-round victory Discussing her performance, Raducanu said on court: 'I must say I was quite locked in today, so I'm very pleased with my performance. I was a little bit nervous in the beginning, it's my first time playing on this court at Queen's in London. The support was incredible. On switching from clay to grass, she said: 'I would say I'm still trying to find my groove on this surface, there are certain shots that I feel like I'm still a little bit late on, so I'm working on that. 'I knew today was going to be a really difficult match, I actually lost to Kristina earlier on this year, so I was trying to make sure that didn't happen again. 'I was trying to fight and get into the second round because I just want to stay here playing at Queen's, playing as many matches as I possibly can.' 4:55PM Raducanu seals victory in routine fashion So can Raducanu hold her serve once again to wrap up this match in little over an hour? Bucsa hammers her first return into the net to give the Brit a 15-0 lead. The same again on the second point so it's 30-0 to the home favourite. Raducanu sends a wonderful forehand into the corner to set up three match points but is forced to wait a little longer after a powerful return of serve from Bucsa. The Spaniard comes into the net on the next point but a superb passing backhand seals victory for Raducanu. A truly dominant performance from the British No 2 and she progresses into the second round. 4:50PM Raducanu 6-1, 5-2 Bucsa* Bucsa comes out on top of the first couple of points of this next game, as she serves to stay in the match, sending a forehand into the corner on the latter. She then buries a pair of aces to wrap this game up in incredibly quick fashion. 4:48PM Raducanu playing well In the break between games a man carrying four drinks just stumbled down the stairs - miraculously not spilling anything - to cheers from those in the nearby stands. On court, Emma Raducanu is playing well and not looking overly troubled by her Spanish opponent. 4:48PM Raducanu* 6-1, 5-1 Bucsa Bucsa goes long with a backhand to give Raducanu the lead at the start of the sixth game of this set. But the Spaniard draws Raducanu to the net with a tidy drop shot before volleying home into the empty court to level things up, that's much more like it. The British No 2 responds, though, with a powerful serve that can only be returned into the net by Bucsa and it's 30-15. But things do feel much more even now and after working Raducanu out wide, Bucsa finishes off the point with another sliced backhand drop shot. Raducanu dispatches an excellent backhand into the corner from the baseline, though, and it's up to 40-30. The Brit goes long from a similar position on the next point so we're up to deuce. After a slight slip from Raducanu, Bucsa can send a forehand into the corner so she has her first break point of the match. Raducanu goes big with the second serve, though, sending her opponent out wide before burying the forehand into the opposite corner so the break saved for now. The Spaniard slices a defensive forehand long but Raducanu sends an attempted winner wide so it's back to deuce. It felt like there was much more space to go the other way there. Bucsa pushes her next return of serve wide before sending the next one into the net and it's a well-fought hold from Raducanu. 4:37PM Raducanu 6-1, 4-1 Bucsa* It's an unforced error at the start of this game from Bucsa as she finds the net, but she forces the wayward return on the next point before burying a forehand to take a 30-15 lead. She then works Raducanu out wide and can finish it off at the net to go within a point of the game but from a similar position, she slices wide before a slice into the net takes the game to deuce. She comes out on top of the next point for the advantage before finishing the game off with an ace. 4:33PM Raducanu* 6-1, 4-0 Bucsa Bucsa has been able to get a foothold in the opening two points of Raducanu's service game and she comes out on top to take a 0-30 lead. Raducanu produces another powerful second serve, though, and the Spaniard's forehand down the line goes wide. A big serve down the middle forces the return into the net so it's all square again in this game. Raducanu continues to make it count with the serve as another return finds the net, before the next one drops just beyond the net allowing the Brit to tuck it away into an empty court. 4:28PM Raducanu 6-1, 3-0 Bucsa* Bucsa dominates the opening point of her next service game but catches the top of the net while on top of the next point so it's back to 15-15. Raducanu catches the line during the next rally and Bucsa is thrown off by the bounce so it's 15-30 to the Brit. Bucsa can level things but she is unable to return a crushing crosscourt backhand from Raducanu, though, so it's another break point for the 22-year-old. She gobbles up the second serve before putting the point away at the net so she has the double-break! 4:25PM Raducanu* 6-1, 2-0 Bucsa Bucsa shows some good character to bury a forehand into the corner at the start of this next game, before dominating the next point to set up a smash at the net and go 0-30 up. The first real test for Raducanu's serve now and she responds well, forcing the wide return of serve from the Spaniard. Bucsa's strings go on her racket on the next point and Raducanu keeps the point alive for long enough to force the mistake and it's back to 30-30. Following a change of rackets for the Spaniard, Bucsa's return of serve goes long so Raducanu has done well to turn this game around. An ace down the middle and that will be a confidence-boosting hold for the Brit.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter get their budding doubles partnership off to a winning start at Queen's in classy straight-sets victory
Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter got their doubles partnership off to a pitch-perfect start on Monday afternoon as they cruised past Wu Fang-hsien and Jiang Xinyu in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. The all-British team featuring the country's two biggest names in tennis was destined to the most eye-catching match on the first day of the inaugural WTA 500 event in west London. But instead of organising the box-office draw on The Queen's Club freshly named Andy Murray Arena, 'Boultercanu' were relegated to Court One, which can only hold 1,000 souls to the centre court's near-8,000. Inside the ground, queues snaked around the lower-tier court an hour-long, and those hoping to view the match on television were disapppointed further when the BBC announced that they would be featuring one of the other British hopefuls, Sonay Kartal, do battle with Daria Kasatkina. But for those inside Court One, the air fizzed with promise, with the crowd clamouring for a glimpse of 'Radders' and her British No1 partner. As for the tennis itself? The spontaneous nature of the pairing meant there was a certain roughness to the early stages of the match. Raducanu and Boulter were the first to claim the early break, riding momentum from the stands, and the 28-year-old was the more solid presence in the opening set as her stronger experience in the format told. But more telling were the players' moods, as Raducanu and Boulter exchanged high-fives and laughed through baseline miscommunication to build a 4-2 lead. But Wu and Jiang struck back in the eighth game of the tie, forcing the match back onto serve. Eager not to waste time, the Britons struck quickly for the immediate break-back, with Raducanu in particular showing how sumptuous her clean groundstrokes can look on grass. With the first set in the bag, Raducanu and Boulter, clad in complementary Nike kits and looking the platonic ideal of a doubles partnership, really got into the swing of things. Raducanu, under the watchful eyes of both Mark Petchey and Nick Cavaday, grew in confidence at the net, letting out a roar of delight as she popped stinging winners between an increasingly frustrated Wu and Jiang, mired in mid-court, and Boulter's doubles competence across the baseline saw the Brits stop their opponents in their tracks and sprint away with the win. Both Boutler and Raducanu have hinted at the importance of getting time on grass under their belts ahead of Wimbledon at the end of month.
The Sun
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
What is Jack Draper's net worth, how much prize money has he won and what endorsement deals does he have?
JACK DRAPER has become the face of men's British tennis over the past year. In the absence of Andy Murray, Draper has become one of the best British players in the sport, and one of the most recognised, alongside Emma Raducanu. 2 2 Ahead of Roland Garros and home tournament Wimbledon later in the summer, Draper ranks as world No 5. The 23-year-old recently won the Indian Wells Open, and picked up just shy of £1million for his efforts. Draper has been in action at the French Open in the last week, where he has equalled a career-best performance by reaching the fourth round. SunSport can reveal Jack Draper's net worth. What is Jack Drapers net worth? Jack Draper's current net worth is estimated to be over £4million. The 23-year-old has won over £5m in prize money in his career, and took home just under £1m from the Indian Wells Open in March. He has taken home around another £500k on top of that since Indian Wells, reaching the final of the Madrid Open whilst also competing in three other tournaments. He also has endorsements with Nike, Dunlop and Vodafone, taking home approximately £670k a year. Draper also recently signed on with fashion house Burberry. The Surrey boy is signed on with renowned fashion agency IMG and has appeared on the front covers of Vogue and Tatler. He told Vogue at the time: "I quite enjoy being in front of the camera. "If I'm looking good, that is."
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How super-fit Draper intimidates Bublik
Jack Draper has beaten Alexander Bublik in both their previous ATP Tour meetings [Getty Images] French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app "Last year the guy is 40 in the world, this year he is top four, that's a crazy achievement." Alexander Bublik is certainly not the first to take notice. Jack Draper has been turning heads all year. Advertisement The British number one's rise has been impossible to ignore. Draper has surged up the rankings in the past 12 months after following up a run to the US Open semi-finals last year with a series of impressive results in 2025, including claiming his first ATP Masters title at Indian Wells. Having progressed to the fourth round at French Open, Bublik is the next to try and stop the soon-to-be world number four. "Jack, for me, is insane," said Bublik. "I saw him first day here. I'm like, are you getting ready for UFC? "How can I beat him? I don't know. I will just go there, enjoy the time, show what I'm capable of showing." Advertisement In 23-year-old Draper, British tennis fans believe they may just have found their next serial Grand Slam contender. British former world number four Tim Henman told BBC Sport recently that Draper's best attributes - his left-handed serve and crunching forehand - could "work on any surface". Prior to this year, though, Draper had never won a match at the clay-court major with most of his success coming on hard courts or grass. However, he has made huge strides on the surface this season and reached his first clay final in Madrid in April. Managing to avoid the injuries that have plagued him in the past has enabled Draper to reach a significantly higher level of fitness, which has been key to his improvement on the slower surface. Advertisement Now just the world number 62 stands between him and another Grand Slam quarter-final. And while Draper has enjoyed the best year of his career, Bublik fell from a high of 17th in the rankings in 2024 to as low as 82nd in March. That prompted a radical change of approach that led to the Kazakh taking a trip to Las Vegas that month to blow off some steam. "My fall was not linked with lack of attitude and lack of practising," he said. "It was the exact opposite. I just burned out because I was waiting for the results to come. "I was like, if I practise more, if I hit better forehands, it will come. It didn't, and then I got to the point of 'OK, why am I sacrificing so much? For what?'" Advertisement Asked if the trip to Nevada was a training trip, Bublik added: "No, Vegas, Vegas, like a hangover thing Vegas. "It was a good three days. I had just let it all out. I said, I'm useless now, I can't win a match, so let it be, let's see how it goes." It worked as Bublik won his next event, the Challenger tournament in Phoenix, Arizona, having arrived from Vegas three hours before his first match. He also triumphed on clay in Turin last month. The 27-year-old is slowly climbing the rankings again - but Draper will be keen to ensure a first Grand Slam quarter-final appearance has to wait. Advertisement Norrie enjoying tennis again before Djokovic test Cameron Norrie faces three-time champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the French Open quarter-finals [Getty Images] For the first time since 1963, two British men have reached the fourth round at Roland Garros. Cameron Norrie is the other after victory over compatriot Jacob Fearnley set up a last-16 clash with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic on Court Philippe Chatrier on Monday. World number 81 Norrie has struggled through a tough couple of years having risen to as high as eighth in the world in 2022. But the win over Fearnley means Norrie, 29, has now reached the fourth round at every Slam. "To make the second week for the first time is so, so good and at a time where I was not really stringing a lot of matches and a lot of wins together," he said. Advertisement "I was able to build from the momentum that I've really struggled to get from the last year and a half, for different reasons. "I've just been enjoying my tennis, and I think I wanted to do that again. It's another chance to play a really competitive match against one of the best players in the world."
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Why this may prove Cam Norrie's best chance to beat Novak Djokovic - and how he can make sure he plays at his best, writes LAURA ROBSON
What an exciting day, what an exciting time for British tennis. Let's start with Cam Norrie: can he beat Novak Djokovic for the first time? I asked John McEnroe this and he just said: 'No!' but I'm a little bit more hopeful. Watching Cam here this week, he just wants it so bad. He's had a tough year but the win against Daniil Medvedev in the first round has given him so much confidence, and he just looks like he has that belief back in his game. Of course, he's going to have to play one of the best matches of his life to beat Novak but when I spoke to Cam pre-tournament, he felt like he was playing better tennis now than when he was in the top 10. I liked what he said before playing Daniil. He said the last few times he played him he tried to be more aggressive, to play out of his comfort zone, and he realised it didn't work. He's going to play his best match when he feels most comfortable with his game style. As for Jack Draper, he might get a bit of everything against Alexander Bublik, a couple of underarm serves at key moments. In pure tennis terms though, Bublik is not to be underestimated. He can take the racket out of your hands, suddenly start teeing off and absolutely ripping every return of serve. Jack has bigger weapons, it's just whether he's going to have enough rhythm to use them. Norrie is also going to have to play one of the best matches of his life to down Djokovic Looking further ahead, I can't remember the last time I felt so positive about a grass-court season from a British point of view. To have three women pushing each other and wanting that British No 1 spot as if it's a coveted thing, rather than something you get by default if you're even in the top 100. And the fact Jack will be seeded No 4 or No 5 and in contention for the Wimbledon title is so exciting. The hype around him over the next few weeks is going to be different compared to previous years. But if anyone can handle it, it's him.
