{"id":175609,"date":"2025-06-19T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/19\/emma-raducanu-reclaims-british-no-1-tennis-spot-and-just-in-time-for-wimbledon\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:05:00","slug":"emma-raducanu-reclaims-british-no-1-tennis-spot-and-just-in-time-for-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/19\/emma-raducanu-reclaims-british-no-1-tennis-spot-and-just-in-time-for-wimbledon\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu reclaims British No.\u202f1 tennis spot &#8211; and just in time for Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-06-19\" datetime=\"1750338300\" pubdate=\"\">19 June 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu is officially Britain\u2019s top female <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/tennis\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tennis<\/a> player once again &#8211; and the timing couldn\u2019t be better.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Emma Raducanu set to play at Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old star has leapfrogged Katie Boulter in the WTA rankings, reclaiming the British No.\u202f1 crown for the first time since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a confident 6-4, 6-1 win over Rebecca Sramkova at Queen\u2019s, while Boulter\u2019s early exit from the tournament opened the door for a reshuffle.<\/p>\n<h2>Perfect timing\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>This latest rise marks another big step forward for Raducanu, who\u2019s been finding her rhythm again during the grass-court season.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 US Open winner looked sharp and assured in her opening rounds at Queen\u2019s &#8211; a huge boost ahead of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s now pushing the top 35 in the world rankings, but despite her recent progress, she won\u2019t be seeded at SW19.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Boulter had held the British No.\u202f1 title for the past year and continues to sit inside the WTA top 40.<\/p>\n<h2>All eyes on Wimbledon<\/h2>\n<p>Raducanu has been managing a recurring back issue since last month, which prompted her Berlin withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before. It\u2019s just a vulnerability of mine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I need to take good care of it. I need to take a break. [It] needs proper and careful management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She had initially chosen Berlin over Nottingham but ultimately turned down the wildcard to stay home and recover.<\/p>\n<p>Her focus now is on arriving at Wimbledon in the best possible shape.<\/p>\n<p>With both Raducanu and Boulter set to feature, the British spotlight is shining bright. And as far as timing goes? Emma\u2019s couldn\u2019t be better.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrities\/emma-raducanu-reclaims-british-no1-tennis-spot-just-time-wimbledon-1420716.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 June 2025 Emma Raducanu is officially Britain\u2019s top female tennis player once again &#8211; and the timing couldn\u2019t be better. Emma Raducanu set to play at Wimbledon The 22-year-old star has leapfrogged Katie Boulter in the WTA rankings, reclaiming the British No.\u202f1 crown for the first time since 2022. 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