Overview
- Raducanu lost to Donna Vekic 6-0, 7-6(8-6) in the Queen’s Club final on Sunday after rallying from a poor first set.
- Vekic entered the draw as a lucky loser and captured her first WTA 500 title and fifth career trophy, and she plans to take her form on to the Berlin event.
- Raducanu’s week at Queen’s moved her up 11 places to world No.31, a jump that is expected to put her inside the seeded players at Wimbledon.
- Hours after the final Raducanu withdrew from the Nottingham Open, saying she had been managing niggles and a heavy match load after rain forced her to play two matches in one day; she was seen wearing strapping on her left thigh in the final.
- Her reunion with coach Andrew Richardson has been credited for improved grass form, and her team now faces a short-term choice between extra grass matches for momentum or rest to protect fitness before Wimbledon.