Queen’s Club Championships WTA Day Four | Rain delays wipe out schedule as Rybakina and Raducanu matches moved to Friday

The fourth day of Queen’s Club Championships is set to take place in what could be a very disruptive day due to the torrid weather conditions in London. The show will go on amid threats of rain with the world number two Elena Rybakina getting her grass account open with a showdown against the 2025 winner Tatjana Maria. British number one Emma Raducanu leads the home favourites with Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart also in action. Follow for live updates!

Persistent rain brought a complete halt to play at the WTA 500 Queen’s Club Championships in London on Thursday, forcing organisers to cancel all scheduled matches for the day. The interruption affected both singles and doubles draws, with conditions remaining unplayable throughout the day despite multiple delays and reassessments.

Elena Rybakina’s planned opening match as top seed against Tatjana Maria was among the fixtures postponed, alongside Emma Raducanu’s scheduled home appearance against Sorana Cirstea. In doubles, Luisa Stefani and Gabriela Dabrowski were also set to compete in their quarter-final against Iva Jovic and McCartney Kessler before play was suspended.

The decision to cancel the full order of play means that all remaining round-of-16 singles matches and doubles quarter-finals will now be moved to Friday. Organisers are expected to release a revised schedule, with limited court availability and forecast uncertainty likely to shape the structure of the day.

The backlog created by the washout could result in players being required to compete twice in the same day, depending on match outcomes and scheduling constraints. This adds a physical and logistical challenge for competitors still in both singles and doubles draws, particularly at a stage where intensity typically increases.