Emma Raducanu overpowered by Zheng Qinwen at end of positive week

• British No 1 cannot match world No 5 who wins 6-2, 6-4

• Raducanu loses after two impressive straight-sets wins

Emma Raducanu’s positive week at Queen’s came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese top seed and world No 5, who produced a stellar performance to reach her first grass court semi-final with a 6-2, 6-4 win.

After two months of trying to adapt her game to slow, unfamiliar clay courts, returning to the grass-court season on home soil has provided Raducanu with a helpful boost. She put together two impressive straight-sets wins against the Spanish ­qualifier Cristina Bucsa and Rebecca Sramkova, the world No 41.

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