Emma Raducanu reached the final of the Queen’s Club Championships last week.
The British star came closer than ever to lifting a title on home soil, losing to Donna Vekic in the Queen’s final.
How far do you think Emma Raducanu will go at Wimbledon after watching her at Queen’s?
Despite coming up short, Raducanu announced herself as a contender for the Wimbledon Championships.
Former world number one Kim Clijsters has now delivered her verdict on Raducanu ahead of her trip to the All England Club.
Kim Clijsters says it’s really nice to see Emma Raducanu back winning with Andrew Richardson
During the latest episode of ‘Love All‘, Clijsters shared her thoughts on Raducanu and her coach, Andrew Richardson.
“I remember being a little bit surprised when Emma [Raducanu] decided pretty soon after the US Open, if not right after, to change coaches,” she said.
“When you have such a great result, and then to see the coaching change, I don’t know what happened there for them to split up, but to see that she’s now back with him and to have a great result, her best result since that US Open probably, is really nice to see.”
Raducanu split from Richardson after she won the US Open in 2021.
Five years and countless head coaches later, Raducanu is back with Richardson and, unsurprisingly, results have picked up.
Clijsters thinks Raducanu has made the right call.
“There is something very comforting about having that voice that is so recognisable that you understand, is a person who understands you, which is great, especially for somebody like Emma, being from Great Britain, knowing that there is a lot of attention, there is a lot of pressure on her when she goes to the grass courts,” she said.
“So to see her happy…
“I saw some pictures came out that she has a new boyfriend as well, so she seems very happy, enjoying life, and I think that’s important, too; just to be happy off court makes you play better on the court, I always said.”
Raducanu chose to withdraw from the Nottingham Open after losing the Queen’s final and is expected to return to action at Wimbledon.
Can Emma Raducanu actually win Wimbledon?
The 2021 US Open champion has never really threatened to add to her major tally.
But if she is to win another Grand Slam, you would imagine her doing so in London.
Emma Raducanu’s Grand Slam record
| Grand Slam | Best performance | Win/Loss record | Win % |
| Australian Open | 3R – 2025 | 6-5 | 55% |
| French Open | 2R – 2022, 2025 | 203 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | 4R – 2021, 2024 | 9-4 | 69% |
| US Open | W – 2021 | 9-3 | 75% |
Raducanu usually plays her best tennis on the grass and has a winning 9-4 record at Wimbledon.
Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon record (9-4)
- 2018 Q1 [LOSS] vs Barbora Stefkova, 4-6, 7-5, 2-6
- 2019 Q1 [LOSS] vs Liang En-shuo, 6-7, 2-6
- 2021 Wimbledon 1R [WIN] vs Vitalia Diatchenko, 7-6, 6-0
- 2021 Wimbledon 2R [WIN] vs Marketa Vondrousova, 6-2, 6-4
- 2021 Wimbledon 3R [WIN] vs Sorana Cirstea, 6-3, 7-5
- 2021 Wimbledon 4R [LOSS] vs Ajla Tomljanovic, 4-6, 0-3 (RET)
- 2022 Wimbledon 1R [WIN] vs Alison Van Uytvanck, 6-4, 6-4
- 2022 Wimbledon 2R [LOSS] vs Caroline Garcia, 3-6, 3-6
- 2024 Wimbledon 1R [WIN] vs Renata Zarazua, 7-6, 6-3
- 2024 Wimbledon 2R [WIN] vs Elise Mertens, 6-1, 6-2
- 2024 Wimbledon 3R [WIN] vs Maria Sakkari, 6-2, 6-3
- 2024 Wimbledon 4R [LOSS] vs Lulu Sun, 2-6, 7-5, 2-6
- 2025 Wimbledon 1R [WIN] vs Mimi Xu, 6-3, 6-3
- 2025 Wimbledon 2R [WIN] vs Marketa Vondrousova, 6-3, 6-3
- 2025 Wimbledon 3R [LOSS] vs Aryna Sabalenka, 6-7, 4-6
12 months ago, Raducanu pushed the world number one Aryna Sabalenka close on Centre Court and, despite losing in straight sets, proved she has what it takes to compete with the very best.
Whether she can push on and make an even deeper run in 2026 remains to be seen.
If Raducanu doesn’t make a last-minute decision to play Eastbourne, we will see her back in action at Wimbledon, when the tournament begins on Monday, June 29.
