Jessica Pegula joins Madison Keys to lead Queen's Club Championships line-up this Summer
WTATuesday, 11 March 2025 at 18:59
Jessica Pegula will head to the UK to start her grass court season with the American who usually plays in Europe signing up for the Queen's Club Championships which will take place between 9-15 June.
Taking the spot that Libema Open 's-Hertogenbosch which Pegula played last year, it is either a WTA 500 for players in the UK or a WTA 250 in the Netherlands so thus far, Pegula and a number of top names have signed up.
Others will perhaps base their season in Germany with the two 500 tournaments in Berlin and Bad Homburg in the weeks that follow prior to Wimbledon. But Pegula could yet play either if she decides not to stick around for Nottingham or Eastbourne.
Thus far she is joined by Madison Keys, the current Australian Open champion who of course has new status as a Grand Slam champion. She is also close friends with the new tournament director in Laura Robson.
Read also
Naomi Osaka also starts her grass court season in London as do Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Daria Kasatkina. The former two usually get the pick of any wildcards and are usually in Nottingham which has been shifted to accommodate this event. It is the first time in over 50 years that a WTA 500 tournament will take place at the club.
A staple of the men's calendar and one that has been won by Carlos Alcaraz famously en route to his maiden Wimbledon title two years ago, there will now be two tournaments in a move that sees a country which hosts the Grand Slam finally have a big opener for the WTA players.
Usually most don't play or will head to Germany to get some practice in but in a move that organisers will hope snares players away from Berlin and Bad Homburg in time, it sees a new era led also like alluded to by one of Britain's best known female tennis players of recent years.
Samuel GillEditor-in-Chief
Samuel Gill is the Chief Content Officer (CCO) of TennisUpToDate.com, a role he has held since 2020. He is responsible for editorial governance across the platform, including setting content standards, overseeing accuracy and consistency, and guiding long-term editorial strategy. Since joining, he has contributed more than 10,000 articles and editorial pieces across the TennisUpToDate network, playing a central role in the daily operation and development of the site.
Based in Leicester, Samuel has a broad background in tennis media. In his current role, he works closely with editors and writers to ensure coverage meets clear journalistic standards, with particular attention to verification, consistency, and timely updates when new information becomes available.
claps 0visitors 0
Just In
Popular News
Latest Comments
- Nice article: to the point, covers the situation without additional commentary, and flows nicely. This is a breath of fresh air! Thank you -
- Don't be sad. It's just that no one really looks at this site
- What would you know about having a life? 🤣
- Enough of pathetic trolls like you. Putting legend in quotation marks when you spend all day commenting on every post like a complete loser.😂
- If the argument centers on tennis fans, the decision is straightforward. Paula Badosa should not receive wildcards. The risk of paying for a match ticket only to see her retire midway is simply too high. 😁
- Boo-Hoo for BJK and Poland. Sometimes "Life" takes priority over everything else.
- Seems her Groomer is calling the shots again.
- Bonker Becker's opinion aside... Pro Tennis had better get on te DNA Testing bandwagon before other sports carry that torch and appear to force the WTA's hand in this matter!
- BJK Cup is no longer what it once was in the Big Picture of tennis. Time to retire it?
- Enough of this "legend". Put her out to pasture.
Loading