Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, June 13, 2026 8:55 p.m. / Updated Saturday, June 13, 2026 8:59 p.m.
Emma Răducanu (23 years old, #42 WTA) qualified on Saturday evening in the final of the WTA grass court at Queen's, the first preparatory tournament before the third Grand Slam of the year, at Wimbledon. The Brit with Romanian origins prevailed in the game against Iva Jovic (18 years old, #19 WTA), the sixth favorite of the competition, score 6-2, 6-2.
Emma Răducanu continues her dream form at Queen's, where she had no emotions at all in the semi-finals, at the end of the game on Saturday getting the tickets for the last act.
It will be Emma's third career final, after the one she won at the US Open and the one she lost in Cluj-Napoca, and the second since 2026, after the Transylvania Open, when she lost to Sorana Cîrstea, in February.
But Răducanu now took revenge for the failure in Romania, winning against Sorana in the round of 16 at Queen's, score 6-4, 6-2.
Emma Răducanu is in the final at Queen's
Saturday was a busy day for Emma, who played two matches in London, with the competition schedule completely thrown off course by adverse weather conditions.
At lunch, Răducanu won in the quarter-final stage with the player from Uzbekistan, Kamilla Rakhimova (24 years old, 78th place in the world), score 6-3, 7-5. In the evening, he returned to the field for the semi-final match, with Iva Jovic.
After a balanced start, Răducanu made the break at 3-1 and broke away from there. He took control of the first set, which he ended with another break, score 6-2, after 40 minutes of play.
In the second set, he made the break faster, at 2-0, and the start of the second leg was marked by a series of breaks. Emma then saved three break points in a key game of the match, extremely long and contested, broke away at 4-1 and from there got even closer to victory. He got it in the end with a 6-2 doubles, advancing to the third final of his career.
In the final, Emma Răducanu will duel with the Croatian Donna Vekic (29 years old, 76th place in the world), who was defeated by Katie Boulter in the semifinals, score 6-1, 6-3.
