After months of frustrations and setbacks, Emma Raducanu finally tasted some success in 2026 when she roared to the final at the Queen's Club Championships.
Despite losing at the final hurdle and missing out on a maiden WTA Tour title against Croatia's Donna Vekic, Raducanu's run to the final proved the 23-year-old has what it takes to compete when she is fit and firing.
Raducanu reached the final at Queen's without dropping a single set across her five victories, and crucially did so without any sign of injury or discomfort.
Notably, grass courts seem to be a surface that suits the British number one's game, something that is particularly enticing as we head towards the pinnacle of the tennis season - Wimbledon.
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Raducanu's run to the final at Queen's Club has seen the 23-year-old leap up 11 places in the WTA rankings to 31st position, and she is likely to be eyeing a move back into the world's top 20 with a strong showing at SW19.
In her four attempts to date, Raducanu is yet to progress past the fourth round at Wimbledon. She suffered a third round exit in 2025, but performed extremely well during a narrow defeat to world number one Arnya Sabalenka on Centre Court.
Despite failing to reach the latter stages yet at Wimbledon, the grass courts at SW19 have seen Raducanu produce her best Grand Slam results outside of her 2021 US Open win; her two fourth round exits are her furthest Slam excursions outside of the famous Flushing Meadows breakthrough performance.
The former US Open champion had been set to play at the Nottingham Open this week, but she has understandably withdrawn following her run at Queen's, meaning she should arrive at Wimbledon without any fitness concerns.
Raducanu is not considered to be among the frontrunners for the Wimbledon title this year, however her encouraging grass resurgence has seen the 23-year-old shorten in the betting to become the first female British winner since Virginia Wade in 1977.
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