SOME of the world’s best tennis stars are chasing Queen’s Club Championship success ahead of Wimbledon – and the 2025 prize pot has been confirmed! Tommy Paul wrote his name in

British wild card Dan Evans has upset world No. 13 Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-2 for his first win at Queen’s Club since 2021.

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Emma Raducanu is out of Queen’s Club after falling to a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion and top seed Qinwen Zheng. The new British No 1 squandered a double-break advantage in the second set as Zheng six of the final seven games to book her place in the semi-finals.

The former US Open champion will surpass Katie Boulter, who was knocked out by Diana Shnaider in the last eight. She won the first set but allowed her Russian opponent to fight back and claim a 2-6 6-3 6-2 victory. It means Raducanu will return to the summit of British tennis for the first time in two years when the rankings are updated on Monday.

This Monday marked the start of the ATP 500 Queen's Club Championships, featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper as the main figures. The previous week saw the women's edition – the first in over 50 years – which concluded with Tatjana Maria as champion,

Carlos Alcaraz is eyeing a third consecutive men’s singles crown at SW19, while Czech player Barbora Krejcikova is the defending champion in the women’s singles. Both received £2.7m for winning in 2024, but the singles champions in 2025 will receive a £300,000 increase.

Having triumphed in one of the greatest finals in tennis history, the 22-year-old jetted off to Ibiza to soak up his second successive French Open crown. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.