Emma Raducanu got her campaign at the new WTA 500 tournament at the Queen’s Club in London off to a flying start and she got an instant rankings boost from her win against Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa.
The British No 2 is now on course to take over the top spot in her national rankings from Katie Boulter after this win, as she jumped up to No 37 in the live WTA Rankings after this win.
It means she is one place above Boulter, who she played doubles win as they won their opening match at Queen’s on Monday.
“I must say I was quite locked in today,” said Raducanu. “I’m very pleased with my performance. I was a little bit nervous for sure at the beginning, it’s my first time playing on this court at Queen’s in London, and the support is incredible.
“I’m still trying to find my groove on this surface. There are certain shots that I feel like I am a little bit late on, so I’m working on that.
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“I knew today was going to be a very difficult match. I actually lost to Cristina earlier on in the year, so I was really trying to fight and make sure that didn’t happen again.
“I was really trying to fight and get myself into the second round, because I just want to stay here playing at Queen’s as many matches as I possibly can.”
When asked how she felt to be playing on the newly renamed Andy Murray Arena, Raducanu added: “It’s incredibly special.
“I saw the arena, it’s amazing what Andy achieved here and he’s such an inspiration to all of us. To see him open up this court yesterday was amazing.
“For us girls to have this tournament here finally, after watching the TV and seeing the men play [here], is really nice.”
Boulter could still finish this week as British No 1 if she has a good week at Queen’s and she started her campaign with a battling win against Australian qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic.
The Brit looked in troubled as she was well beaten in the second set of her match, but she battled back to win 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4.
“I was battling really hard out there. I know how good Ajla is. She has made many quarter-finals at slams and she is very good on this surface,” said Boulter.
“It is never easy coming straight from the clay to the grass and I’m just happy to get through and feel very grateful for all of you guys [for the support].
“It was really difficult. I did feel like I was battling my own mind at times, this surface can do that to you.
“I didn’t feel like I served that great, and I have room to improve, but I’m just happy to be through to the second round.
“I came out yesterday to watch Andy get his first court [named after him], which is special in itself. To get the women back here [at Queen’s] feels very special.
“It’s actually something I dreamt of, having come here the last couple of years to watch the men play, so I’m just really grateful to be on this court.”
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