Qinwen Zheng started her grass season off well this week, reaching the semi-finals at the Queen’s Club Championship. On her way there, she came through a tough opener against McCartney Kessler, then overcame Emma Raducanu,

The courts at Queen’s Club have often been described as the best grasscourts in the world by members of the ATP Tour but I doubt such plaudits will be handed out this year. In 2025, the courts will be far from lush green on day one as the WTA Tour has been playing at the same venue for the past week.

After playing host to the women, the HSBC Championships 2025 at Queen's Club will welcome the men. The tournament will take place from June 16-22. Carlos Alcaraz leads the draw as the top seed.

Alcaraz, who won Queen's in 2023 and is defending Wimbledon champion, had considered missing the event after winning the French Open.

Zheng will play either the third seed Emma Navarro or eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals, before a potential final showdown with Australian Open champion Madison Keys or German qualifier Tatjana Maria, who stunned former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina earlier in the afternoon.

Emma Raducanu cruised into the quarter-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Rebecca Sramkova on Thursday but fellow Britons Katie Boulter and Heather Watson were knocked out.