Emma Radokano and Katie Polter calls for victory at Queens Club at the opening of the tour of HSBC | Tennis News

Emma Radokano and Katie Polater were distinguished by the return of women’s tennis to Queens Club by closing the persuasive marital victory.

British Women No. 1 and 2 ranked challenge to Shuino Jiang in China and Taiwan Fang Hsen Wu to win 6-4 6-2 in the opening round of HSBC.

Boulter and Raducanu will also be in the individual competition, as it hosts the famous London Grass Court in a women’s championship for the first time since 1973.

The husband may face his colleague Prets Sonai Kartal and existential Prague in the next round, with the other house pairing to face the best seeds of Yumdilla Kechinok and Arin Rotip on Tuesday.

“I was actually very tense before the match,” said US Open in the United States. “I don’t know if you can say, but, perhaps, perhaps more tense than individual, because I never knew what to do.

“I am really happy as soon as we got out of there, Katie made me feel very comfortable, and I am very pleased to win.”

Radocano revealed that the Queen’s partnership was “automatically”, after a few nearby calls, as she and Bolter joined in Madrid, Paris and Miami.

In response to a request that it could extend to Wimbledon, Radocano replied: “We didn’t talk about it. I have done well, so we will continue to try to do our best this week.”

“Cancel what she said – we are going to get a Wimbledon title! No, I just joke,” Polter said.

Polater will start its individual campaign against Ajla Tomljanovic Australian, while Radocano Cristina Boxa faces Spanish.

Elsewhere on Monday, Britain Jacob Vernelli was hit in successive groups by American Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the open in Stuttgart

Andy Murray Arena has been officially opened

Earlier on Monday, the Queens Club Center Court was officially opened as the navigation of Andy Murray.

The retired three times won the Grand Slam prize winner, a long -term champion of the women’s game, with a five -time individual title in Queens, the last of which was in 2016.

The 38 -year -old said before Gloria with Gloria, in the ceremony of the festive tour against Laura Robson, who won an Olympic medal alongside Murray in 2012, and Jay, 7.

The 38-year-old announced before the Olympic Games last summer in Paris, and was deposited in Roland Garros, and after choosing to withdraw from the individual competition-a title he won in 2012 and 2016-Murray was bent with the defeat of 6-2 6-4 alongside Dan Evans.

“It is clear that I missed being here,” he said. “It is the first time, clearly, not to participate in the corte season for a period of time, but I got a new life now and I am enjoying a little away from sport.”

The Scottish revealed that he has a special relationship with this event-he was trained as 12 and 13 years old by Russian Olga Morozova, the last winner of women here in 1973.

“I think it’s great,” said Murray when asked about the return of women’s tennis to Queens. “This court had many great matches on it. I think it is a great opportunity for women to show themselves there.”

The former world 1 competed for the first time in the main clouds in Queens when he was 18 years old and for the last time last season before his retirement in Paris. He also claimed the Welfare Cup in 2019 alongside Feliciano Lopez.

“This tournament has a lot of special moments for me. It is the place where I won my first ATP game, it’s the most successful event,” Murray added.

“Back here at the beginning of the British summer and I am very proud of the results I have here.

“I am very grateful and thanks to those who decided to name the stadium in this way. I hope there will be a lot of great matches and enjoy all tennis.”

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