Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu face the top-seeded pair in the quarterfinals.
British No. 1 and No. 2, Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu will take on Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the 2025 Queen’s Club Championships. The British duo got better of Wu Fang-Hsien and Jiang Xinyu in a straight-set thriller. On the other hand, top-seeded pair outclassed Sonay Kartal and Jodie Anna Burrage to reach the quarterfinals.
The top British pair, Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu would eye WTA Queen’s Club title but they face a toughest task of top seed pair, Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok. The pair, dubbed ‘Boultercanu’ is in a winning momentum. Both are coming from a solid victories in the singles event. Boulter edged out Ajla Tomljanovic in a gritty three-set thriller, while Raducanu outclassed Christina Bucsa. Both players might be locked in a battle for the British No. 1 spot this week, but the pair are also playing doubles together at the Queen’s Club.
Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok are top seeded pair in the Queen’s Club championship. Both players have one Grand Slam doubles title each. Routliffe won the major doubles title at the 2023 US Open partnering Gabriela Dabrowski while Kichenok is a won the 2024 US Open with Jeļena Ostapenko. Routliffe is also the former world No. 1 doubles player. The experience of this pair in the doubles could benefit them against the British pair.
Kichenok was the runner-up at the Linz Open when she paired with her sister Nadiia. Routliffe reached the semifinals at the Australian Open alongside her partner, Dabrowski. With same player, she won the doubles title at the Stuttgart Open. Partnering Jeļena Ostapenko, Routliffe won the doubles title at the Charleston Open.
| Boulter/Raducanu | Category | Routliffe/Kichenok |
| 0 | Doubles Grand Slams | 1 / 1 |
| 3 / 1 | WTA Singles Titles | 0 / 3 |
| 0 / 0 | WTA Doubles Titles | 11 / 27 |
| QF/ – | Olympics Best (Doubles) | R1 / – |
| No. 38 / No. 37 | Career-Best Doubles Ranking | No. 747 / No. 156 |
| No. 476/ – | Current Doubles Ranking | No. 9 / No. 3 |
Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu are fighting for the US No. 1 spot in the WTA singles rankings. They teamed up in the doubles and it could add spark in their game. However, success in the singles category cannot help in the doubles. Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok are coming off a long experience in the doubles. The Kiwi-Ukrainian pair is the Grand Slam champion in this category. However, their both sets went into tie-break in the round of 16 and it’s an alarming sign. Routliffe and Kichenok haven’t won a title together but they won three titles with different partners. It should be a tough clash for the British pair and they will find it tough to reach the semifinals.
Prediction: Routliffe and Kichenok to win in three sets.
The Kiwi-Ukrainian pair is favoured to win the match-up on Wednesday, as per the betting markets. Here are the odds for the doubles match as per the money line:
Katie Boulter/Emma Raducanu: 8/3
Erin Routliffe/Lyudmyla Kichenok: 1/3
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