{"id":258298,"date":"2026-06-07T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258298\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:00:14","slug":"hsbc-championships-2026-emma-raducanu-katie-boulter-join-forces-at-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258298\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC Championships 2026: Emma Raducanu & Katie Boulter join forces at Queen’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer, British tennis fans will be treated to the return of \u2018Boulter-canu\u2019 as Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter prepare to start their grass court season at The Queen\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n

Playing at the HSBC Championships<\/a> where they made their doubles debut together last year, the British No.1 and No.3 are set to re-ignite their partnership once more.<\/p>\n

For both players, it provides the opportunity to get more matches on grass, but also experience the electric atmosphere and home support they felt during their debut event last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really nice to play with Katie,\u201d Raducanu<\/a> said, speaking to the press ahead of the HSBC Championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to make Queen\u2019s our tournament that we play together. I don\u2019t play doubles very often, but the experience last year was really fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a full Court 1 watching and supporting us and it was really fun. I\u2019m excited to hopefully do it again this year and the opportunity to play with her on a home court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boulter<\/a> added, \u201cFor the moment, Queen\u2019s is the perfect place for us to get some matches and some time on the grass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed my time last year playing with her; it was super fun, but also we both really wanted to win and had one goal in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Raducanu is looking to recapture the form that took her to her first WTA final since the 2021 US Open earlier this season.<\/p>\n

The British star has had a lengthy spell on the sidelines this season and only managed to make the final couple of events during the clay court swing.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old discussed her ambitions to play a more aggressive game style this year, which will benefit her on a surface she\u2019s found a lot of success on in the past.<\/p>\n

As a former quarter-finalist here last year and having reached the fourth round at Wimbledon on two separate occasions, she\u2019ll no doubt be one to watch this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot starts from the beginning of the point with serving and returning,\u201d Raducanu explained, reflecting on how she wants to play on court. \u201cI think that\u2019s highlighted on the grass courts, so it\u2019s working on the quality of the shot for those two would be where I\u2019d start. It\u2019s what I\u2019ve been working on for the last couple of weeks on the grass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a long time away from competing, so from Strasbourg to the French, it did teach me a few things that I can hopefully take into the grass season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t had many matches leading up to it, but I\u2019ve been doing what I can day-to-day. That\u2019s all I can ask of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For British players, this time of year is particularly special, returning to compete on home soil. None more so than Boulter, who is a two-time former Lexus Nottingham Open champion.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old was all smiles heading into her week in West London, and is just enjoying every minute being back at one of her favourite events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go into a grass season, it takes me back to my childhood,\u201d Boulter said. \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the most familiar feelings that really makes me feel great about myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes me back to where I first started and it very much grounds me. To be out there on the lawn playing and enjoying myself really does resonate with me as a child. That\u2019s why I have so much fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be back at Queen\u2019s \u2013 what an iconic tournament. It\u2019s a pleasure to be here a second year in a row and I\u2019m really looking forward to getting going and starting my grass court campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Raducanu will face a qualifier in the opening round, Boulter has been dealt a tough draw against former US Open finalist and world No.22 Leylah Fernandez.<\/p>\n

Despite the almost 50 place difference in the world rankings, Boulter is hoping that her grass court experience can give her the vital edge when the two meet on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played her in Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga. I remember it being a very high level from both of us. We both bring some great intensity out of each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying an established player straight off the bat is never going to be easy. I\u2019m playing someone seeded, someone I shouldn\u2019t beat, but I think it\u2019s an opportunity for me as someone who has spent a lot of time on the grass courts to try and bring some experience to that match.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s made the final of a Slam, she\u2019s a fantastic player and she\u2019s also a lovely human as well, I like her a lot. She\u2019s going to bring her best to the court, I\u2019ll bring mine, and I\u2019m excited for a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The HSBC Championships get underway from Monday 8 June. Watch the action live across the BBC and its digital services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This summer, British tennis fans will be treated to the return of \u2018Boulter-canu\u2019 as Emma Raducanu and Katie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-258298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}