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British number one Emma Raducanu returns to winning ways in Queen's first round

Emma Raducanu in action
Emma Raducanu in actionADRIAN DENNIS / AFP

Home favourite Emma Raducanu ⁠won her first match since March as she swept ‌past Russian Anna Blinkova 6-0, 6-3 ‌in the opening round ‌of the Queen's Club WTA ‌event on Tuesday.

The British number one ‌has endured a tough year with injury and illness ‌restricting her court time, and ⁠she ‌was knocked out in the first ​round at the French Open.

But on the slick ​grasscourts, the 2021 US Open champion, who has recently reunited ⁠with ​her former coach Andrew Richardson, produced a confident display against the qualifier as she began ‌her preparations for Wimbledon.

"The way I was moving, the way I was expressing, just the whole package, not necessarily the tennis, just how I was acting on the court," the 23-year-old said.

"I really ‌enjoyed it and I think ​that's something that I ‌want to take forward in all my matches and really embrace this grass-court season."

Raducanu will play Romanian seventh ⁠seed Sorana ⁠Cirstea next.

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