Emma Raducanu ran out of steam in the final of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club as the British No 1’s bid for a first title since the 2021 US Open ended in a 6-0 7-6 (8-6) defeat to lucky loser Donna Vekic.
Raducanu needed to win two matches on the same day on Saturday to reach just her third career final, and was forced to battle through an injury scare after slipping on the grass during her quarter-final win over Kamilla Rakhimova.
