{"id":260533,"date":"2026-06-09T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260533\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:57:53","slug":"hsbc-championships-2026-emma-raducanu-sprints-into-second-round-at-the-queens-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/260533\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC Championships 2026: Emma Raducanu sprints into second round at The Queen\u2019s Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Raducanu made a statement start to her HSBC Championships campaign as she cruised past qualifier Anna Blinkova in straight sets.<\/p>\n

The British No.1 – who was a quarter-finalist at the event last year – delivered a dominant display to secure a 6-0, 6-3 victory in just over an hour in her opening match of the grass-court season.<\/p>\n

The victory marked her first match win since reaching the second round at Indian Wells back in March. Raducanu <\/a>was forced to the sidelines for just over two months after struggling with post-viral illness but made her return to action last month in Strasbourg where she played three events on the clay.<\/p>\n

The former US Open<\/a> champion will be hoping to string together a strong run at The Queen\u2019s Club as she targets a second WTA final of the year, following her runner-up finish at the Transylvania Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to have come through that match and to be back here playing at Queen\u2019s,\u201d Raducanu beamed in her on-court interview. \u201cI haven\u2019t won a match for a few months and there\u2019s no place I\u2019d rather have done it so I\u2019m really grateful for the support, so thank you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have people who mean a lot around me,” she added on having the support of her team. “I\u2019m doing the best I can each day – being a part of the atmosphere is something I really enjoy and I don\u2019t necessarily see it as added negative pressure, I really thrive and\u00a0buzz off it.”<\/p>\n

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