Emma Raducanu’s spectacular run at Queen’s Membership got here to finish within the quarter-finals as prime seed Qinwen Zheng reeled her in to seal a 6-2 6-4 victory.
The 22-year-old, who will formally grow to be British No 1 on Monday, was 3-0 and 4-2 up within the second set after taking a medical timeout earlier than finally falling to defeat to the skilled Olympic champion.
Raducanu will head to Berlin subsequent week with the intention of snapping up a Wimbledon seeding (she is at present world No 36).
Norrie and Evans be part of Draper at Queen’s Membership
Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans have been given wild playing cards for subsequent week’s males’s occasion, however reigning champion Tommy Paul has pulled out.
Paul has an belly downside whereas Italian Lorenzo Musetti, crushed by the American within the closing final yr, continues to get well from a leg harm that pressured him to retire throughout his French Open semi-final in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz and also will miss the occasion.
Spaniard Alcaraz is ready to be the headline act after celebrating his fifth Grand Slam title in Paris final weekend.
He can be joined within the discipline by former finalist Queen’s finalist Norrie, who’s heading again up the rankings after a powerful clay-court marketing campaign, veteran Evans and fellow British participant Billy Harris.
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Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley are in the principle draw by proper, with the latter securing his spot due to the withdrawals – which additionally embody one other former champion in Matteo Berrettini – having beforehand been given a wild card.
Draper is at a career-high rating of fourth however faces a battle to carry that place forward of Wimbledon.
He selected to not defend the title he received in Stuttgart final yr, which means he’ll drop again beneath Novak Djokovic on Monday, whereas Taylor Fritz may even overtake him after reaching the semi-finals of the Boss Open within the German metropolis.
The event begins in London on Monday following the conclusion of the inaugural girls’s occasion.
Zverev units up Stuttgart semi-final with spectacular Shelton
Prime seed and residential favorite Alexander Zverev beat Brandon Nakashima 7-5 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open whereas Individuals Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton additionally reached the final 4.
“I’m in the semi-finals now and now I really want to focus on trying to do the best I can,” Zverev mentioned.
“I know the opponents are going to get tougher but I’m really happy on the court right now. I’m really happy in Stuttgart and I’m looking forward to the next two days.”
Zverev will play third seed Shelton subsequent after the American, who was just about unstoppable on his first serve, beat Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4, firing 18 aces.
Marton Fucsovics had crushed Fritz in straight units in Stuttgart two years in the past however this time the American, who has but to drop a set on the event, got here out on prime in a dominant 6-3 6-4 victory.
Though Fritz was concerned in some lengthy baseline rallies, he relied on his serve, sending 12 aces previous the Hungarian to arrange a semi-final conflict with Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat the 17-year-old German Justin Engel 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.
Engel had claimed his first skilled victory on grass earlier this week when he beat James Duckworth, following it up with an upset win over seventh seed Alex Michelsen, however beating Auger-Aliassime proved to be a step too far for {the teenager}.
“His serve was so incredibly good today that I felt pressure in my own service games,” Engel mentioned.
“But it was great fun playing in front of this crowd again. I can’t wait to play here again next year.”
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