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A shorter rain delay than what may have been initially feared comes to an end.

The gloomy clouds have made way for glorious sunshine as play on Andy Murray Arena resumes with Emma Raducanu leading Anna Blinkova 3-0 in the opening set of this first round tie here at Queen's Club.

The clouds have cleared, the sun is out and the covers are off.

If it stays this way, play could be resuming very shortly...

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I'm afraid the weather has reared its ugly head yet again as Emma Raducanu and Anna Blinkova have been forced off the court, with the Briton having taken a commanding 3-0 lead in the opening set.

It's been an impressive display to start from Raducanu, breaking Blinkova's serve and holding her own serve twice without losing any points.

Any early momentum built has now come to a grinding halt.

The Great British summer strikes again!

A quarter-finalist at the WTA 500 event last year, Emma Raducanu will be hoping to go all the way this time around to get her grass court season off to the perfect start. Raducanu is the only Brit to gain direct entry into the draw, with wildcards given to Katie Boulter, Francesca Jones, Harriet Dart and teenager Mika Stojsavljevic.

She takes on the 105th ranked Anna Blinkova who makes her Queen's Club debut. This will be the first time Raducanu and Blinkova have squared off so this is very much an unknown test for the top ranked Brit, but she seems to be in confident form winning the first game of the opening set quite comfortably.

Welcome back to Queen's Club on day two after a rain-affected start of the 2026 grass court season.

The weather reigned supreme yesterday and despite some showers this morning, the skies appear to have cleared up. The forecast for this afternoon seems much more promising, so we should be getting through a lot of tennis as there's plenty to catch up on.

Emma Raducanu will be in action to start against Anna Blinkova at Andy Murray Arena, but her opening match-up is followed by the continuation of her doubles partner Katie Boulter's first round tie with Leylah Fernandez.

The Brit is currently trailing the former US Open finalist 3-6, 3-3 after the weather put a halt to their match yesterday.

There's also just the small matter of the legendary Serena Williams' return to the court. She will be in doubles action alongside Victoria Mboko to round out the action in Andy Murray Arena today.

The road to Wimbledon starts here at the Queen's Club with the women's tournament taking place this week before the men step up next week.

The Nottingham Open, Eastbourne and Wimbledon Qualifying are all on the way in the next three weeks before the big one kicks off at SW19 on Monday June 29th.

I guess all that's left to say now is... who's ready for some tennis?

Andy Murray Arena

Round of 32: Emma Raducanuv Anna Blinkova - Not before 12:00 BST

Round of 32: Katie Boulter v Leylah Fernandez (continued from day one - follows previous match)

Round of 32: Mika Stojsavljevic v Marta Kostyuk (follows previous match)

Round of 16: Victoria Mboko / Serena Williams v Nicole Melichar / Erin Routliffe (follows previous match)

Court 1

Round of 32: Sorana Cirsteav Maddison Inglis - Not before 11:00 BST

Round of 32: Shuai Zhang v Alexandra Eala (follows previous match)

Round of 32: Maria Sakkari v Tatjana Maria (follows previous match)

Round of 16: Storm Hunter / Shuai Zhang v Katie Boulter / Emma Raducanu (follows previous match)

Great Britain's Emma Raducanu is set to feature this morning at Queen's in the HSBC Championships and you can follow across the BBC.

Raducanu will take on Anna Blinkova in the first round on Andy Murray Arena from 11:30 BST.

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The 23-year-old, a quarter-finalist at the WTA 500 event last year, contests a women's singles draw headed by world number two and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina from 8-14 June.

The former Wimbledon champion Rybakina is joined by fellow top-10 players Amanda Anisimova and Victoria Mboko in the women's singles, along with French Open semi-finalist Marta Kostyuk.

Raducanu was the only Briton to gain direct entry into the draw, with wildcards given to Katie Boulter, Francesca Jones, Harriet Dart and teenager Mika Stojsavljevic.

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Live coverage is available on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, while BBC Radio 5 Live will have updates all week.

The BBC Sport website and app will provide live updates, reports, analysis and features.

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23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams will make her return to competitive action after an absence of almost four years in the women's doubles.

Williams, who has been granted a wildcard for the tournament, will play alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko and the pair begin their campaign later today against Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.

The 44-year-old said she would be "evolving away" from tennis in 2022 but has decided to return, saying Queen's Club "feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter".

Wimbledon, where Williams has won seven singles and seven doubles titles, begins three weeks after Queen's.

BBC iPlayer

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Women's tournament (all times BST)

Tuesday, 9 June

12:00-19:30 - BBC Red Button,BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:00-18:00 - BBC Two)

Wednesday, 10 June

11:30-19:30 - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:00-18:00 - BBC Two)

Thursday, 11 June

11:30-19:30 - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:00-18:00 - BBC Two)

Friday, 12 June

11:30-19:30 - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:00-18:00 - BBC Two)

Saturday, 13 June

13:30-19:30 - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:25-17:20 - BBC One)

Sunday, 14 June (Final)

13:30-19:30 - BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app (13:15-15:45 - BBC One)