British hopes of Queen's glory in the women's draw went up in smoke over the past two days, with Emma Raducanu the last to fall on Friday. Her defeat at the hands of Qinwen Zheng followed losses for Heather Watson and Katie Boulter on Thursday, with only four players remaining at the grass-court showdown.

Emma Raducanu lost in straight sets to Qinwen Zheng as she crashed out of Queen's at the quarter-final stage, having earlier pushed her luck during a break in play

11 months ago, Murray asked Raducanu to be his mixed doubles partner in his Wimbledon farewell. The 22-year-old accepted and sounded all thrilled about getting a chance to play with the former three-time Grand Slam champion. But then, she withdrew on the day of their scheduled match and abruptly ended the 38-year-old’s career.

Zheng Qinwen will now face Amanda Anisimova in the last four, after the American beat her compatriot Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-3. In another semi-final, qualifier Tatjana Maria stunned former Wimbledon cham

Emma Raducanu has hit the ground running this grass court season, and former British No. 1 Anne Keothavong likes what she sees. "What we've seen from Emma this week already is someone who's looking sharp,