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06/14 11:04 CDT Vekic wins Queen's Club final in straight sets to deny dream
title for Raducanu
Vekic wins Queen's Club final in straight sets to deny dream title for Raducanu
LONDON (AP) --- Emma Raducanu fell short of a dream title on home soil at the
Queen's Club after Croatian lucky loser Donna Vekic won the final 6-0, 7-6 (6)
in London on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Raducanu was looking for her first singles trophy since her
stunning win as a qualifier at the 2021 U.S. Open.
The British No. 1 was swiftly beaten in the first set but saved three
championship points in the second on the way to a tiebreaker, where she saved
another and came close to taking it to a deciding set.
Rain earlier in the tournament resulted in Raducanu having to power through a
two-match day on Saturday, beating Kamilla Rakhimova then American Iva Jovic to
reach the first grass-court and third tour-level final of her career.
Raducanu finished runner-up to Sorana Cirstea in Cluj-Napoca, her second final,
in February.
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