Overview
- Donna Vekic defeated Emma Raducanu 6-0, 7-6(6) in the Queen’s Club final on Sunday to claim her first WTA 500 title and fifth career singles crown.
- Vekic entered the main draw as a lucky loser and became the first player to win the Queen’s WTA 500 after losing in qualifying.
- Raducanu’s run to the final lifted her 11 places to world No.31, a jump that makes her likely to be seeded at Wimbledon when the rankings cutoff is published on 22 June.
- Raducanu withdrew from the Nottingham Open after Queen’s, citing niggles and the heavy workload created by rain-forced double matches that left her with much more court time than Vekic.
- Her reunion with coach Andrew Richardson drew praise for improving her freedom and ball striking, though Raducanu admitted first-serve problems and slow opening-set starts remain issues to fix before Wimbledon.