Tennis BETTING PREVIEW - Emma Raducanu vs Rebecca Sramkova

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2025-06-12 - Emma Raducanu vs Rebecca Sramkova

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Emma Raducanu vs Rebecca Sramkova
Tennis: WTA Queens Second Round
Thursday 12th June 2025 - Scheduled 3:30pm (British Time)

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Preview

Weeks before beginning her memorable run at the US Open, Emma Raducanu really announced herself to the British public by reaching the Fourth Round at Wimbledon.

Two top 50 Ranked players were beaten in that run, including Marketa Vondrousova who would go on to win Wimbledon in 2023, but suffice to say it has been a tough few years for Emma Raducanu who will be playing as the World Number 37 this week.

2022 was just a difficult season overall and 2023 injuries meant missing the grass court season entirely, but the British player is very comfortable on this surface. Last year she displayed that comfort with another Fourth Round run at Wimbledon, while Emma Raducanu also reached a Semi Final and a Quarter Final in warm up events.

A crushing First Round win at the reborn Queens tournament will have served as a reminder and Emma Raducanu deserves her strong favouritism in this match.

Some may disagree when noting that Rebecca Sramkova is only four places below Emma Raducanu in the World Rankings and playing in this Second Round after upsetting Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova in the First Round, but it should be noted that the latter is not looking like a player that will have another deep run in SW19 as injuries have held her back.

Back in 2016, Rebecca Sramkova did reach the Final of an event played on the grass courts, but at a level far below the WTA Tour... Since then it has been a real struggle for the 28 year old who has a 5-6 record on the grass and shown enough disdain for the surface to only have been involved in matches under the Wimbledon banner before taking part in the tournament here in Queens.

Prior to the win over Krejcikova, Rebecca Sramkova had never beaten a top 100 Ranked player on the grass and this should be a match where Emma Raducanu feels pretty comfortable, especially with the surface having a bit more wear on it.

The Sramkova first serve can be an effective weapon and that deserves some respect, but she is going to have to take risks with it and that means the percentage being made is likely to hover around the 52-55% mark. That should open the door for Emma Raducanu to turn the screw on the return of serve and the British player has been able to produce a 6-2 record on the grass when facing players outside of the top 20 in the World Rankings over the last twelve months.

Her return has not always been the most efficient, but Raducanu had her eye in during the First Round win and can back that up with another strong performance.

Prediction

There are a couple of really big events in the build up to the third Grand Slam of the season as the Tours shift to the grass courts.

It was not the best of French Opens for the selections, but Wimbledon is fast approaching and the new WTA Queens tournament is one of the big events on the WTA Tour ahead of the action in SW19.

Both players produced solid First Round wins, but it is Emma Raducanu's home crowd and superior grass court form that can make the difference in this Second Round match.

The Pick :

Emma Raducanu 2-0 Rebecca Sramkova

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Emma Raducanu - 4.5 Games at 1.83 with Bet365