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British pair lose 6-2, 7-5 to Routliffe and Kichenok
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Sonay Kartal beaten 6-1, 6-3 by Amanda Anisimova
With a place in the semi-finals on her debut appearance at Queen’s hanging in the balance, Emma Raducanu flitted forward towards the net in an attempt to pluck a floating ball out of the air. She has effortlessly dispatched similar balls thousands of times, but on a game point while a set down, her forehand drive volley landed closer to the back fence than the court.
Normally, Raducanu would react with frustration to such an easy miss on an important point. This, however, was only doubles. As she turned away and comically planted her palm on her face, Raducanu could not hide her smile. To her left, Katie Boulter, her doubles partner, laughed out loud.