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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Steinberg

‘Nervous’ Emma Raducanu enjoys win with Katie Boulter in rare doubles outing

Emma Raducanu, right, and Katie Boulter made a winning start to their partnership (John Walton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Emma Raducanu confessed she was “very nervous” before making her Queen’s Club debut with doubles partner Katie Boulter after the British pair secured a 6-4 6-2 victory over Wu Fang-Hsien and Jiang Xinyu.

Raducanu had before this played doubles just once, partnering Clara Tauson in round one of the 2022 Washington Open, and alongside Boulter was fully backed by the home crowd on the packed and more intimate Court One.

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