Overview
- Raducanu produced a strong grass week to reach the Queen’s Club final but lost to Donna Vekic 6-0, 7-6 after beating Anna Blinkova, Sorana Cirstea, Kamilla Rakhimova and Iva Jovic.
- The Queen’s run lifted her to about world No. 31, putting her in likely seeded range for Wimbledon and improving her draw prospects at the All England Club.
- She has publicly reunited with Andrew Richardson, the coach who guided her to the 2021 US Open, a move that commentators such as Tim Henman called encouraging for continuity.
- Raducanu asked for a late wildcard at the Nottingham Open then withdrew from the event, a decision that drew criticism over tournament access for other British players and renewed calls from former pros for a busier schedule.
- Photographs of Raducanu with PR executive John Friend in Battersea Park prompted social‑media criticism and intensified media attention on her private life just weeks before Wimbledon.