HSBC Championships 2025: Results & updates
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Catch up with the latest results and updates from the combined WTA and ATP 500 event at the HSBC Championships, taking place between 7-22 June.
Highlights
- Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jiri Lehecka to win the HSBC Championships
- Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are doubles champions after defeating Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus.
- Jack Draper knocked out in the semi-final after three set battle against Jiri Lehecka
- Order of play
- Queen's preview
- Queen's draws
- Queen's live scores
- Watch all of the action live on BBC iPlayer, digital services and on Tennis Channel.
Video highlights
Day seven: Alcaraz wins his second HSBC Championships title
Top seed and 2023 champion Carlos Alcaraz has defeated world No.30 Jiri Lehecka in three sets to win the men's singles final for the second time at The Queen's Club.
The world No.2 won 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 in two hours and ten minutes on the Andy Murray Arena.
Alcaraz looked at home on The Queen's Club grass as Lehecka struggled to match his level. A break in the penultimate game was the decider for the Spaniard in the opening set.
Alcaraz was building momentum in the second - firing down four aces in a rapid minute-long game to go up 3-2. However, the Czech star was hot on his heels, pushing the set to a tie break. It was there, up a mini break, that Lehecka served an ace to level the match.
In the third, the Spanish No.1 showed his experience, swiftly regaining control, and with clinical serving, he rattled off three straight games to go up 4-1.
The faults crept in for Lehecka and a double fault followed by a forehand winner gave the Spanish player two match points. Finally, a ball into the next and Alcaraz secured the title.
There were British champions in the men's doubles as Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash defeated Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus.
The Brits won 6-3, 6-7(5), 10-6 in an hour and 29 minutes to secure their fourth ATP Tour title and first on grass.
The Brits were solid behind their serve in the opening set– winning all 19 first service points - before going up a break at 4-3 and consolidating to take a one set lead.
The fourth seeds fought hard to take the lead in the second but were immediately broken back by the Kiwi, Croation pair as the set raced towards a tie break. It was Venus and Mekticwho shifted into the lead and got the leveller on their fourth set point.
Once again, clinical serving proved to be the difference in the match deciding tie-break - the British pair had a 100% first serve percentage as well as winning all 8 points on their first serve. After going up a second mini break, Glasspool smashed out an unreturned serve to give the Brits the victory.
Elsewhere at The Queen's Club, wheelchair world No.1 Alfie Hewett defeated Gordon Reid 6-3, 6-2 in their wheelchair exhibition match on Court 1.
The pair then teamed up to take on Spanish duo Daniel Caverzaschi and Martin de la Puente in the doubles but lost out 7-5, 5-7, 10-6.
Results from the ATP 500 event at HSBC Championships
The final line-up is set at the HSBC Championships as top seed and 2023 champion Carlos Alcaraz prepares to take on world No.30 Jiri Lehecka in Sunday's final.
The five-time Grand Slam champion defeated fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 30 minutes on the Andy Murray Arena.
The world No. 2, who has been steadily finding his rhythm on grass this week, burst out of the gates, breaking Bautista Agut's serve in the third game on his fourth opportunity. From there, he comfortably closed out the opening set with a simple hold.
The Spanish No.1 kept up the momentum early in the second set with a decisive break. After an up-and-down week on his serve, he found his groove at just the right time, firing one of his 15 aces to help see off the only break point he faced.
With the lead still in hand, it was down to the two-time Wimledon winner to serve out the match and on his first opportunity, a precise cross-court forehand sealed the win in style.
Home favourite Jack Draper has fallen short in the semi-finals - the British No.1 lost out to Czech star Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 6-4, 5-7 over two hours and nine minutes.
Draper went down a break in his opening game, which would prove to be all Lehecka needed to secure the first. The Brit picked up his level in the second - improving his first serve percentage from 46% in the first to 82%.
He was rewarded with a late break as he delicately placed a lob over the Czech star to pull the scoreboard to a set apiece and force a decider.
Neither player gave the other a look in on serve until 5-5 in the third, where Lehecka fired home a forehand winner down the line to go 40-15 up on the Draper serve.
With the pressure mounting on the British No.1, the world No.30 seized his opportunity - sending a backhand into the corner of the court to seal the break before securing his spot in the final as Draper sent a final ball long.
Singles aside, there's still British interest in the doubles semi-finals.
Reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champions Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara were defeated by the in-form Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
The all-British pair came through a tight scoreline of 7-6(7), 3-6, 10-6 in one hour and 26 minutes in the last match of the day on the Andy Murray Arena.
Cash and Glasspool will face Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus after they knocked out Jacob Fearnley and Cam Norrie 6-3, 7-5 earlier today.
Jack Draper has booked his place in the final four for the first time at The Queen's Club.
The British No.1 came through another three set battle 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to defeat America's Brandon Nakashima in two hours and 24 minutes.
In a match full of momentum swings, Draper took an early break and eventually claimed the first set on his sixth set point after a tense hold at 5-4. The second set remained tight, with neither player able to overcome their opponents' serve until the American broke in the final game to go level on his second set point.
Draper showed his resilience in the third, picking up his level and executing some clinical serves before going ahead at 4-3. He saw off two break points before finally sealing the victory.
Meanwhile, British No.2 Jacob Fearnley bowed out in the quarter-finals - he lost to Czech star Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-2 in just under an hour and 18 minutes.
The Brit stayed tight to Lehecka in the opening set, but struggled on his serve - hitting eight double faults. The Czech player fought back from a break down at 3-1 to level the score, before a second break and an easy hold at the end of the set gave him the lead.
The errors took hold of Fearnley's game in the second, and it was't long before the 23-year-old was facing a break point. From there, Lehecka won the next four games to book his place in the semi-final.
Top seed and 2023 winner Carlos Alcaraz defeated lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-4 in an hour and 22 minutes to stamp his ticket to the final four.
In a similar fashion to their previous meeting at The Queen's Club in 2023 - where Rinderknech was the only player to take a set from the eventual champion - the match was a tight one.
However, this time it was the Spaniard who got a late break to take the opening set before jumping on the Frenchman's serve early in the second to go 3-2 up.
Despite a shaky first serve, the 2023 champion looked at home on the Andy Murray Arena as he held onto his lead to take the victory on his second match point.
In the last match of the day, Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut has upset Danish fourth seed Holger Rune 7-6(7), 6-7(7), 6-2 in a blockbuster two hour and 28 minute match.
A tie break was the decider in the first two sets of what proved to be a close match up. With a set a piece going into the decider, it was the Spaniard who got the early break before securing the double in the final game along with his spot in the semi-final.
It's another sunny day at the HSBC Championships and British No.2 Jacob Fearnley has booking his place in the quarter-finals after a three set battle as Carlos Alcaraz survived a second round scare.
Fearnley came through in two hours and ten minutes to defaet French qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.
Despite seeing an early break overturned, Fearnley kept his cool in the opener set taking nine of the final 12 points to take a one set lead.
Fearnley struggled to find any rhythm on serve in the second – winning just 14 of his 29 service points - as the Moutet got the double break to level.
However, with the crowd behind him, the Edinburgh native rattled through the final set with relative ease. At 5-2 the Frenchman managed to save two match points, but the Brit kept composure and a long ball from his opponent booked his place in his first ATP Tour level quarter-final.
Top seed Alcaraz has continued his bid for a second title at The Queen's club.
The Spaniard beat his compatriot Jaume Munar 6-4, 6-7(9), 7-5 in a gruelling three hour and 26 minute match.
The Roland Garros champion needed just one break to seal the first set. There wasn’t much between the pair, as the Spaniards battled it out in the blistering heat.
A mammoth game in the second taking just under 25 minutes at 4-5 looked to be the decider but as Alcaraz saved four set points and the set hurtled towards a tiebreak. A double fault from Alcaraz helped Munar save two match points, and the world No.59 managed to consolidate his own set point opportunity on the second time of asking.
The third set looked more of the same as the pair exchanged breaks but it was the world No.2 who managed to get the final game on his opponent's serve and take the victory.
He'll play Arthur Rinderknech who defeated Reilly Opelka 7-5, 7-6(3) in the final match of the day.
Jiri Lehecka knocked out Canada's Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 in just an hour and five minutes in the first match of the day.
The Czech star needed just one break to take the opening set before racing to 4-0 in the second. The Canadian managed to take his final service games, but the damage was done as Lehecka wrapped up the match with a hold to love.
Jack Draper fought back from a set down to overcome world No.21 Alexei Popyrin , while Dan Evans couldn't make it past America's Brandon Nakashima.
Earlier in the day, there was an early upset on the Andy Murray Arena as Roberto Bautista-Agut knocked out eighth seed Jakub Mensik.
Draper needed two hours and 16 minutes to get past the Australian before earning a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) win to book his spot in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row.
After failing to capitalise on his four break point opportunities in the opening set, the world No.6 made his chances count in the second. The British No.1 turned up the pressure on the Australian’s serve before sealing the decisive breakthrough as Popyrin coughed up a double fault.
Into the decider and there was nothing separating the two players as we headed into a tie-break. Draper recovered 4-2 down to draw back level before finding a crucial mini-break as he fired a thunderous backhand before closing out the win with an ace on his third match point.
Evans bowed out in his second round match 5-7, 6-7(7) against the world No.32 in an hour and 57 minutes on a packed out Andy Murray Arena.
Evans fought back from a set and 3-1 down in the second, as the American got off to a fast start in their second round clash.
The grass court season has long brought out the best in Evans, and he managed to push it to a tie-break before the world No.32 claimed three of the last four points to book his spot in the final eight in West London.
Bautista-Agut came through a gruelling three-set match on a blistering day in West London to beat the Miami Open champion 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Having levelled the scoreboard to one set all, Bautista Agut looked to be on the home straight after taking a 4-2 lead in the decier before Mensik caught a late break as the 37-year-old stepped up to serve out the match. The former world No.9 quickly reset to recover the break before going on to seal the win in two hours and 22 minutes.
Fourth seed Holger Rune closed out Wednesday's play by coming back from a set down to beat Mackenzie McDonald, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Tuesday's action at The Queen's Club. saw British No.1 Jack Draper and world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz get their grass court seasons off to a winning start, while Jiri Lehecka, Arthur Rinderknech and Corentin Moutet secured upsets and Billy Harris exited in the first round.
Draper became the latest Brit to punch this ticket to the second round after a dominant opening round display against Jenson Brooksby.
The second seed convincingly beat the American 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and 16 minutes in front of a packed British crowd.
Competing in his first match on grass this year, Draper couldn't have made a faster start to the British swing - dropping just four games and winning 93% of points (27/29) behind his first serve on his way to sealing the win.
He'll play Australian Alexei Popyrin in the next round.
2023 champion Alcaraz came through a close first round match against lucky loser Alex Walton 6-4, 7-6(7) in an hour and 44 minutes.
After getting the decisive break in the opening set, the world No.2 held his nerve to save two set points in the second. As the match finished on a tie-break, it was just the one mini break the Spaniard needed to secure his place in the second round.
Last year's quarter-finalist Harris came close to beating newly-crowned Libema Open champion Gabriel Diallo but eventually lost out 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
After pulling the scoreboard back to a set apiece, Harris struggled to keep the momentum going heading into the decider. Despite recovering from an early break down, the Briton went on to concede another at the last chance as Diallo secured his spot in the second round.
Elsewhere, Moutet put on a show for the British fans on the Andy Murray Arena as he pulled off a comeback victory to take down third seed Taylor Fritz, 6-7(5), 7-5(7), 7-5.
2023 runner-up Alex de Minaur suffered another early exit at the HSBC Championships after he was beaten by world No.30 Lehecka, 6-4, 6-2.
Frenchman Rinderknech caused an upset as he knocked out sixth seed Ben Shelton 7-6(7), 7-6(7) on Court 1.
Dan Evans is up and running at the HSBC Championships after causing an early upset by knocking out seventh seed Frances Tiafoe, while Jacob Fearnley enjoyed a dream debut by beating qualifier Alex Bolt.
However, it wasn't to be for Cam Norrie who fell short to Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik.
Evans needed just an hour and 36 minutes to take down the American as he clinched a 7-5, 6-2 victory.
The British wild card broke the world No.13 converted six of his nine break point opportunities across the match on his way to securing his first win at The Queen’s Club since 2021, where he beat Adrian Mannarino to reach the quarter-finals.
Evans now moves on to face either American Brandon Nakashima or Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
Fearnley made it a debut to remember after he took down Bolt 6-2, 6-4 in just over an hour.
The British No.2 was strong on serve throughout the match - dropping just two points behind his first serve (28/30) across the match and avoided facing any any break points.
Fearnley also stayed clinical during the pressure moments, converting all three of his break point opportunities to dismantle the Aussie and punch his ticket to the second round where he will face either Corentin Moutet or third seed Taylor Fritz.
Meanwhile, Norrie bowed out in the opening round to eighth seed Jakub Mensik 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-1 in just over two hours.
After dropping the opening set the momentum appeared to be shifting in the direction of the Brit after he won five successive games on the bounce to take the second. However, it was the Czech teenager who had the final say, as he quickly raced to a 5-0 lead in the decider before sealing victory on his Queen's Club debut with his 20th ace.
Elsewhere, fourth seed Holger Rune dispatched lucky loser Christopher O'Connell 6-3, 6-5 in an hour and 18 minutes.
British No.2 Jacob Fearnley will round off the day against qualifier Alex Bolt.
Results from the WTA 500 event at HSBC Championships
37-year-old Tatjana Maria is the first women’s champion at The Queen’s Club for 52 years with a straight sets final win over world No.15 Amanda Anisimova.
The German qualifier rounded off her dream run at the HSBC Championships with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against the eighth seed in an hour and 24 minutes.
Maria has defeated four WTA top 15 players en-route to the biggest title of her career – including Australian Open champion Madison Keys, 2022 Wimbledon title winner Elena Rybakina, Karolina Muchova and Anisimova.
The former Wimbledon semi-finalist is now the oldest ever WTA 500 champion.
Maria’s steely defence and tricky slice proved frustrating for Anisimova to handle. Despite overturning an early break, the American only managed to win 55% points on serve (10/18) in the opening set and couldn’t find a way to get back on level terms.
A mistake from Anisimova’s forehand facing break point in the following game and Maria broke back instantly before serving out the set.
Everything Anisimova threw at the world No.87 she had an answer for. With the error count continuing to rise for the American, Maria raced out to a double break lead in the second and looked in full control.
Maria was forced to serve for it at 5-4 with her career-best title but there were no signs of tightening up in the biggest moment. A big first serve at 30-30 followed by a wayward forehand from the American had the title all wrapped up.
Doubles
Fourth seeds Asia Muhammad and Demi Schuurs took home the women's doubles title after a nail-biting 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-4 final win over second seconds Anna Danilina and Diana Shnaider.
Despite missing out on two match points in the second set, Muhammad and Schuurs rallied back to win the last five consecutive points in the championship tie-break.
Muhammad and Schuurs clinched their second title of the season adding to the WTA 1000 Indian Wells back in March.
Amanda Anisimova and Tatjana Maria will bid to become the first women's champion at The Queen's Club in over 50 years after an exciting penultimate day at the HSBC Championships.
Anisimova has made it through to her first WTA Tour final on grass after moving past top seed Qinwen Zheng 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over two hours and 16 minutes.
The 23-year-old has reached a career record stage in a WTA 500 event after moving past two British wild cards - Jodie Burrage and Sonay Kartal - as well as third seed and compatriot Emma Navarro.
Anisimova made a dominant start to the match, leading by a set and a break, but both players struggled to find form on serve in the second. They exchanged five break points in a row before the Olympic Champion finally held her nerve to draw level at one set apiece.
The reigning Qatar Open champion's defence showed up in the decider as she saw off three break points at 3-2 down to move 5-3 in front.
At 40-0 up serving for the match, Anisimova looked confident as she served a clean first serve before a long ball from the Chinese player gave her the victory.
Tatjana Maria's dream week at the HSBC Championships continues as she was the first player to book her place in the final.
The German qualifier confidently knocked out second seed Madison Keys in straight sets - winning 6-3, 7-6(7) in little over one hour and 37 minutes.
Maria has now knocked out the world No.14, 11 and 8 en route to the final at Queen's.
The 37-year-old's famous slice once again caused damage early in the match, picking up where she left off after her big win over fourth seed Elena Rybakina yesterday with an early 4-1 lead against Keys.
Maria controlled the game as the American struggled to find her rhythm and the increasing mistakes cost her the opening set - hitting nine to her opponent's three.
Keys picked up her level going into the second, her serve looking dominant as both players missed break point opportunities to eventually set up a tie-break
Frustration continued to build for Keys who quickly found herself a double mini-break down before Maria connected on a beatiful lob to see out the win on her second match point.
Elsewhere, qualifying for the ATP men's tournament kicked off with Henry Searle moving through to the second round after winning 7-6(7), 7-6(8) against China's Yunchaokete Bu.
Jay Clarke and Johannus Monday both suffered straight set losses in the first round.
Emma Raducanu's bid for a first WTA 500 title came to an end in the quarter-finals as she fell short to Qinwen Zheng. Meanwhile, Madison Keys, Tatjana Maria and Amanda Anisimova all secured their spots in the semi-finals at the HSBC Championships following standout wins on Friday.
Raducanu came close to turning things around against the top seed but eventually fell short in a 6-2, 6-4 loss in an hour and 50 minutes.
After the Brit saved six out of the eight break points she faced in the opening set, the world No.7 eventually clinched the breakthrough as she fired a thunderous backhand down the line before finding a consolation break to wrap up the first set.
The 2021 US Open champion looked to be on her way to forcing a decider as she stormed ahead to a double break lead. However, the world No.7 proved her class as she as she went on to clinch six of the final seven games to advance to the final four.
There, she'll face Amanda Anisimova who came out on top in an all-American battle against third seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-3.
The reigning Qatar Open champion converted four of her 11 break point opportunities across the match to book her spot in a career-first semi-final on grass in an hour and 26 minutes.
Keys came through a tough battle on a blistering day in West London to eventually defeat Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and eight minutes.
The reigning Australian Open champion took a while to get going in the first match of the day and struggled to find any rhythm on serve - landing just 53% of first serves and winning 27% of points (4/15) behind her second as the Russian wrapped up the set with a double break.
Keys’ serve is one of her biggest weapons and once she’d found her footing, she was difficult to contend with. The world No.8 hunted down a singular break in both the second and third sets to take the lead before serving out the victory with a thunderous forehand to draw the error out of Shnaider.
In the semi-final, she’ll face qualifier Maria who caused an upset in the second match of the day as she knocked out former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-4, 7-6(4).
The German is yet to drop a set this week and has already taken out some of the strongest players in the field in Leylah Fernandez, Karolina Muchova and now the world No.11.
The world No.86 dominated her service games, dropping just two points behind her first serve in the opening set while Rybakina struggled to gain any consistency on hers.
The pressure continued to mount on the former Grand Slam champion, who handed her opponent the decisive break as she launched a backhand into the net.
The Kazakh managed to recover from another break down in the second to force a decider where a costly double fault became her undoing as Maria went on to seal a spot in her fourth WTA semi-final on grass with an ace.
Emma Raducanu booked her ticket to the quarter-finals with a straight sets win over Rebecca Sramkova on the Andy Murray Arena.
Meanwhile, British stars Katie Boulter and Heather Watson exited in the second round of the HSBC Championships.
Raducanu bagged her 11th WTA Tour quarter-final after she defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-1 in one hour and 17 minutes.
The Brit looked in control on the grass as she sailed through the opening games to quickly go 5-0 up before stepping up to serve for the set.
The former US Opem champion let two set points slide before losing four consecutive games as Sramkova threatened the comeback - but the Brit regained her composure to close out the opener with a hold to love.
Raducanu kept her foot on the gas pedal heading into the second, reeling off the first four games on the bounce. The Slovakian player staved off three break points on her way to taking the only game of the set before Raducanu was rewarded with a sixth break of the match to seal her spot in the quarter-finals.
She'll next face top seed and Paris Olympic gold medallist Qinwen Zheng who came through a tough battle against a spirited McCartney Kessler, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the final match of the day.
Boulter got off to a confident start but eventually lost out to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in just under an hour and 59 minutes.
The Brit convincingly eased to a one set lead before being broken from 40-0 up in the second game of the second set to shift the momentum in Shnaider’s direction.
Boulter struggled to find her first serve in the decider, landing just 51% as she battled her way through every service game. The 29-year-old found herself staring down at eight break points in the third, but the world No.12 needed just two to clinch her eighth win over a top 50 player on grass and storm into the quarter-finals at The Queen’s Club where she’ll face Madison Keys.
Watson faced a stern test in the form of 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina where she fell short in a 6-4, 6-2 defeat.
The Brit arrived with plenty of confidence off the back of clinching three wins at The Queen's Club so far and that shone through in the early stages of the match as she fought toe-to-toe with the world No.11.
However, a clinical return game from Rybakina at 3-3 saw her seal the decisive break with a passing volley on her way to taking the first set.
The Kazakh grew into the match and once she'd found her footing there was no stopping her. Despite trailing 5-2, Watson refused to go down without a fight - forcing the former Wimbledon champion to save five break points before she closed out the win on her second match point.
Britain's Sonay Kartal bowed out in the second round of the HSBC Championships to an impressive performance from Amanda Anisimova, while Emma Navarro, Madison Keys and Tatjana Maria also secured quarter-final spots.
Kartal lost out to eighth seed and world No.15 Anisimova 6-1, 6-3 in an hour and five minutes on the Andy Murray Arena.
The British No.3 - who secured the biggest win of her career against Daria Kasatkina in round one - was broken six times as the American booked her place in a fifth career grass court quarter-final.
Third seed Navarro was the first player into the final eight after an epic comeback win over Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia.
The world No.10 had trailed by a set and faced match point in the second set, but battled back to win 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in almost three hours on court.
Haddad Maia had led 4-2 in the second set tie-break before an issue in the crowd caused a delay at the change of ends. When they came back out, the Brazilian hit back-to-back double faults to help Navarro level at one apiece.
The former Wimbledon quarter-finalist was at her best in the final set – breaking at 4-3 before going on to serve out the match.
Compatriots Navarro and Anisimova will now face each other in the next round.
Second seed Keys had a more straightforward route into the quarter-finals - beating Anastasia Zakharova 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and nine minutes.
Despite an early scare - going a break and 3-1 down in the opening set - the Australian Open champion went into full flight as the match progressed.
The world No.8 is a three-time WTA title winner on grass and showed her quality - breaking Zakharova in five of her last six service games to set up a second round clash with either fifth seed Diana Shnaider or Britain's Katie Boulter.
Elswhere, German qualifier Maria is into the final eight after knocking out world No.14 Karolina Muchova 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1.
During what was a tight contest out on Court 1, Muchova suffered an injury late in the second set which limited her movement on court. Maria - who is a former Wimbledon quarer-finalist and strong grass court player - was able to take advantage, winning eight of the last nine games.
Doubles
Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu's hopes of a Queen’s title on their doubles debut together came to an end at the hands of top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe.
The British dream team came back from 4-1 down in the second set and had three break points at 4-4, but eventually lost out to the experienced duo 6-2, 7-5.
Boulter and Raducanu are both back in singles action tomorrow against Diana Shnaider and Rebecca Sramkova.
British doubles No.1 Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova also lost out to third seeds Ellen Perez and Zhang Shuai 7-6(3), 7-6(5).
It’s been a fantastic day for the Brits at the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club as Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Heather Watson all moved on to the second round.
British No.1 Boulter came through a tough test against Ajla Tomljanovic in three sets, while Raducanu eased past Cristina Bucsa and Watson upset 2024 Birmingham champion Putintseva.
That means four British players will feature in round two after Sonay Kartal’s victory yesterday.
Boulter had to show her grit to come through a scrappy opening match against former Wimbledon quarter-finalist Tomljanovic – securing a 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 win in two hours and 21 minutes.
After the British No.1 edged a tight tie-break, the world No.64 took the second set to force a decider. Both players struggled to hold their serve with 13 breaks across the match and seven in the third set alone.
With the Aussie serving to stay in the match, Boulter found herself up 40-15 before going on to seal her first win of the grass court season as Tomljanovic’s shot drifted long. She’ll face either fifth seed Diana Shnaider in the next round.
It was more straight-forward Raducanu, who needed just over an hour to defeat last week’s Birmingham doubles champion Bucsa 6-1, 6-2.
Coming off her first doubles win yesterday, Raducanu looked at her best in her first outing on the Andy Murray Arena to set up a second round clash with Rebecca Sramkova, who knocked out Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Former British No.1 Watson showed her quality on the grass to beat the world No.27 6-4, 6-3 to set up a second round clash with fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the next round.
Watson has quickly adapted to the West London grass courts with three wins in as many days. This was her first tour-level main draw victory since September 2024.
A former Wimbledon mixed doubles champion, Watson made the most of Putintseva’s lack of match practice on the surface – winning all four break points she created to see off the Kazakh star in an hour and 22 minutes.
Meanwhile, British wild card Francesca Jones lost out in her first round match against McCartney Kessler 6-2, 6-4.
Elsewhere, Karolina Muchova returned to finish her match with Maddison Inglis, winning 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4.
British No.3 Sonay Kartal sealed the biggest upset of the tournament so far against world No.16 and last year’s Eastbourne champion Daria Kasatkina, while Beatriz Haddad Maia came through to beat Petra Kvitova in the first match of the day.
Jodie Burrage came close to joining Kartal in the second round but came out on the losing side of a three-set battle against Amanda Anisimova.
Kartal broke the eight-time WTA title winner twice in the final set to beat the former world No.8 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours and five minutes.
It marks the biggest win of Kartal’s career on the same day that she has risen into the top 50 for the first time.
In the next round, she will face world No.15 Amanda Anisimova, who came through a tough battle against Britain's Jodie Burrage, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
With the scoreboard tied at a set apiece, Burrage looked to be on the comeback as she fought back from 0-3 down in the decider to draw level. However, it was the American who had the last say as she clinched the decisive break before serving out the win.
2022 Nottingham and Birmingham champion Haddad Maia secured the first victory on the Andy Murray Arena after coming through a tough three-set battle against two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
On Court 1, Tatjana Maria became the first winner of this year's tournament, as she upset last year's Lexus Eastbourne Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez 7-6(4), 6-2.
Doubles
Meanwhile, British duo Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu joined forces for the doubles draw and secured a dominant 6-4, 6-2 win over Xinyu Jiang and Fang-Hsien Wu in front of a packed out Court 1 crowd.
The all-British pairing had 11 opportunities to break their opponents across the match but needed just four to wrap up the win in an hour and 12 minutes.
They could be set to take on compatriots Kartal and Burrage should they come through their first round encouter against top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Erin Routliffe.
Qualifying action came to a close at The Queen's Club as former British No.1 Heather Watson clinched her place in the main draw with two consecutive wins on the same day.
Fresh off the back of the Lexus Birmingham Open, Watson defeated Japan's Ena Shibahara 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and four minutes to kick-start the day.
Watson then returned to court later on to knock out Zeynep Sonmez 6-0, 6-3 and book her place in the main draw for the first women's event at Queen's for over 50 years.
Britain's Lily Miyazaki returned to finish her first round qualifer against Emiliana Arango early in the day - defeating the Colombian 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
However, the 29-year-old lost out in the final round to Cristina Bucsa 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Maddison Inglis, Tatjana Maria, Ajla Tomljanovic and Anastasia Zakharova all came through qualifiers to punch their tickets into this week's main draw.
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