Article #47299

• British player wants win to be launchpad for grass season

• Jack Draper pulls out of men’s event to continue recovery

Emma Raducanu believes her ­strong start to the grass-court season can be the launchpad for ­success over the coming month as she reached the second round at Queen’s Club with a 6-0, 6-3 victory against Anna Blinkova, a qualifier.

“It was a really good stepping stone, and the way I was feeling on the court, the way I was moving, the way I was expressing myself, just the whole package, not necessarily the tennis, just how I kind of was ­acting on the court, I really enjoyed it,” Raducanu said. “That’s something that I want to take forward in all of my matches and really embrace this grass-court season.”