Boulter, Raducanu out of Queen’s doubles

Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter’s doubles partnership at Queen’s came to an end after two matches with defeat in the quarter-finals. The Britons lost 6-2 7-5 to top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe in front of a packed court one at Queen’s Club in London. They were outclassed in the first set as Ukraine’s […]

Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter’s doubles partnership at Queen’s came to an end after two matches with defeat in the quarter-finals.

The Britons lost 6-2 7-5 to top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe in front of a packed court one at Queen’s Club in London.

They were outclassed in the first set as Ukraine’s Kichenok and New Zealand’s Routliffe, who have won three Grand Slam doubles titles between them, raced to a 4-1 lead before taking the set with another break three games later.

Raducanu and Boulter came from 4-1 down to level at 4-4 in the second set.

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Despite saving three match points three games later, they succumbed to defeat.