There will be two more matches on the centre court at the Queen’s Club before Raducanu returns. First, it’s an all-American battle between Iva Jovic and last year’s runner-up, Amanda Anisimova. Then, Katie Boulter faces Elena Rybakina.

Emma Raducanu beat No. 7 seed Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2 in the second round at the Queen's Club Championships

Emma Raducanu reached final of Transylvania Open in February before losing to Sorana Cirstea; she is due to begin her clay-court season in Madrid after spell on the sidelines recovering from illness;

“What I achieved, nobody has done it so far, but there is still a lot of time ahead and someone very well could do it."

Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu commanded the spotlight on the second day of the HSBC Championship at Queen's. Tennis legend Williams, 44, and her Canadian doubles partner, Victoria Mboko, 19, clinched a 7-6 (2) 6-2 first-round victory over Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe in her first competitive outing in 1,376 days.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva stormed into her first grand slam final after dismantling Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 at Roland Garros in a match that lasted just 1hr 16min.