22 h. ago Jack Draper digs deep to beat Alexei Popyrin and reach Queen’s Club quarter

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Jack Draper shakes off errors to thwart Popyrin and keep Queen’s Club quest alive

British No 1 recovers to win 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)Draper battles through but admits ‘I wasn’t my best’In the final throes of a tense, uneasy tussle with one of the bigger servers in his sport, Jack Draper was fading. The British No 1, and second seed, had started poorly: he had struggled to find his range on his groundstrokes for much of the occasion and then two match points passed him by. Deep in the third-set tie break, he trailed 2-4.Over the past year, though, a period during which he has established himself as one of the best players in the world, Draper has continually shown his ability to find a path to victory no matter what. In the first week of his grass-court homecoming, the 23-year-old offered a forceful demonstration of his supreme competitive spirit as he recovered to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, the world No 21, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Jack Draper moves on from ‘looking like a Ferrari that broke down like a Toyota’

Draper came through a gruelling contest to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s Club.

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24 h. ago Jack Draper overcomes Alexei Popyrin to battle into Queen’s quarter

Draper defeated Popyrin in a two-hour, three-set battle of attrition to reach the quarter-finals, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5)

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25 h. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis result and reaction as Brit secures quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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25 h. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis scores and updates as Brit secures quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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31 h. ago Jack Draper v Alexei Popyrin live: Queen’s tennis scores and updates as Brit bids for quarter

Jack Draper takes on Alexei Popyrin second on the Andy Murray Arena

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu withdraws from Berlin Open due to back injury concerns

The newly minted British No1's first grass-court event came this week at Queen's, with Raducanu reaching the quarter-finals before facing off with number-one seed Zheng Qinwen.

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu pulls out of Berlin Open with ‘lingering’ back problem

British No 1 loses Wimbledon seeding as a resultShe is confident of playing at Eastbourne later in JuneEmma Raducanu will miss next week’s Berlin Tennis Open as she continues to manage a back problem. The 22-year-old has been struggling with the issue since competing in Strasbourg last month before the French Open and took an off-court medical timeout during her quarter-final loss to Zheng Qinwen at Queen’s Club on Friday.Speaking afterwards, Raducanu said: “It’s been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before. I think it’s just a vulnerability of mine. I know I need to take good care of it. I’m not overly concerned that it’s something serious, but I know it’s something that’s very annoying and needs proper and careful management.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu gives worrying Wimbledon injury update after Queen's Club scare

Emma Raducanu was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Chinese star Qinwen Zheng in the quarter-final at Queen's Club with the British No.1 receiving treatment on her back during the match.

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5 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng result: Latest score and updates from Queen's Club quarter

Newly-restored British No1 hoping to reach the HSBC Championships semi-finals en route to Wimbledon

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6 d. ago Emma Raducanu crashes out at Queen's after 'breaking rule' against Qinwen Zheng

Emma Raducanu lost in straight sets to Qinwen Zheng as she crashed out of Queen's at the quarter-final stage, having earlier pushed her luck during a break in play

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6 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng LIVE: Latest score and updates from Queen's Club quarter

Newly-restored British No1 hoping to reach the HSBC Championships semi-finals en route to Wimbledon

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6 d. ago Raducanu vs Zheng start time and how to watch Queen's Club quarter

Olympic gold medalist stands between the new British No1 and a place in the semi-finals of the HSBC Championships on road to Wimbledon

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7 d. ago Emma Raducanu leapfrogs Katie Boulter to British No 1 after beating Sramkova at Queen’s

Raducanu wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finalsBoulter falls to fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Emma Raducanu will regain her status as the best female tennis player in Britain for the first time in two years as she continued her solid start to the grass-court season by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.Raducanu, who currently sits at world No 35 in the live rankings, will return to British No 1 next week after Katie Boulter fell to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Raducanu has not been the highest-ranked player in the country since June 2023 when she was recovering from surgeries to her wrists and ankle. She missed a total of eight months in 2023 and consequently fell out of the top 300. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago BBC is showing Bargain Hunt and Homes Under the Hammer repeats instead of Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter's doubles match... again

The British tennis pair played their quarter-final of the Queen's Club Championships earlier today, but the footage was not even available on the BBC website for the majority of the match.

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8 d. ago BBC snub Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter as repeat leaves TV viewers fuming

Emma Raducanu and British No.1 Katie Boulter were competing in the women's doubles at Queen's on Wednesday - but their quarter-final showdown was not broadcast on the BBC

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter live: Tennis scores from Queen’s Club doubles quarter

Britain’s No 1 and 2 are in action in the second round of doubles after singles wins yesterday

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2 w. ago Jack Draper overcomes raucous French Open crowd to beat home hero Monfils

Draper into third round with 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victoryBritish No 1 wins five games in a row to claim fourth setAs 15,000 people cheered on his pottential demise late into Thursday night, for a sustained period Jack Draper looked completely frazzled. He found himself playing a few too many drop shots, bailing out of points instead of slamming the door shut. His first serve had vacated the premises.These things often happen in Gaël Monfils’ lair, Court Philippe-Chatrier, where his magnetic personality draws his home crowd into a frenzy and his singular style plays tricks with an opponent’s mind. Despite being pushed to his limits and standing on the verge of an uncertain fifth set, Draper gave another demonstration of his mental durability by finding his way through to the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win. Continue reading...

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