Raducanu joins Boulter in Queen’s quarter-finalsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Emma Raducanu had not beaten a top-20 opponent since May 2025ByHarry PooleBBC Sport journalistPublished7 minutes agoEmma Raducanu and Katie Boulter will both play twice in one day at Queen’s after the two British hopes recorded impressive victories to reach the quarter-finals.Raducanu achieved her first win against a top-20 opponent in over a year by eliminating Romanian world number 18 Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2.It was a significant win for Raducanu against an opponent who thrashed her in the Transylvania Open final in February – and the 23-year-old had not won back-to-back matches since that tournament four months ago.
The former US Open champion will face Kamilla Rakhimova for a place in the semi-finals after the Russian-born Uzbek beat Britain’s Harriet Dart 5-7 6-1 7-5 following almost three hours on court.
Boulter reached the last eight with a 6-1 6-3 victory over world number 38 Jaqueline Cristian.
The 29-year-old took just 67 minutes to see off Cristian and set up a meeting with top seed Elena Rybakina.
Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina, from Kazakhstan, battled back to defeat defending champion Tatjana Maria 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-0 after two hours and 10 minutes.
No play was possible at Queen’s on Thursday because of rain, meaning all four quarter-finals have to be played on Friday.
