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title: "Emma Raducanu reaches home final at Queen's Club, London; one win from title since 2021 US Open"
sdDatePublished: "2026-06-14T13:36:00Z"
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Emma Raducanu reaches home final at Queen's Club, London; one win from title since 2021 US Open

Queen's 2026: Spirited Emma Raducanu soars into home final in London, will face Donna Vekic

Queen's 2026: Spirited Emma Raducanu soars into home final in London, will face Donna Vekic

The British 2021 US Open champion won two matches on Saturday (13 June) after rain delays earlier in the week. She'll meet Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic.

Emma Raducanu is one win away from her biggest title since that jaw-dropping triumph as a qualifier at the 2021 US Open .

The 23-year-old Briton claimed two wins on Saturday (13 June) after inclement weather earlier in the week at Queen's Club in London, including a stirring 6-2, 6-2 defeat of world No. 19 Iva Jovic in the semi-finals.

Raducanu had beaten Kamila Rakhimova in a quarter-final match earlier in the day.

The home hope will meet an in-form Donna Vekic , the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist in singles. Vekic won the first of two semis, knocking off another Brit in Katie Boulter with her own impressive performance, 6-1, 6-3.

The 29-year-old Vekic is an especially dangerous foe on the low-bouncing grass courts, and was a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2024.

"I've been improving with each match, which is usually how it goes on grass," the Croatian said. "I love this surface, I love this city."

But the day belonged to Raducanu, the world No. 42 who hadn't won a match on tour since early March before this week, battling injury and bringing back coach Andrew Richardson , who had been at the helm during her 2021 US Open run.

She played much like that Grand Slam-winning version of herself on Saturday, smacking 12 winners and breaking Jovic five times. The pace and depth of Raducanu's groundstrokes was world-class throughout, and she didn't let an early set-two charge from Jovic derail her.

"It means everything to be doing it here in Queen's in front of everyone," a beaming Raducanu told the WTA 500-level crowd in Andy Murray Arena .

"The support today was electric."

She added: "This week has been incredible. I've really enjoyed playing here and I think that shows in my tennis and how I've been able to compete and stick out some really tough moments. It means everything to make it to Sunday."

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