Raducanu vs Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores

Zheng won the toss and elected to serve. Here we go…

Zheng is an Olympic champion and World No 5, but her biggest results have come on the hard-courts or clay. In fact, she only claimed her fourth grass-court win in her first match here. Raducanu has a better record on the grass, having reached the fourth round of Wimbledon twice.

This is the first time Raducanu and Zheng have played, as well.

Raducanu on facing Zheng Qinwen: “I think she is an amazing player. She’s won so many big tournaments, big matches, she’s a top-10 player in the world.

“It’s a match where I’m not the favourite. But I love playing here at home. I’ve played two matches and I’m feeling good. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

Onto the day’s third of four quarter-finals, and the one that the majority of this crowd, you’d have to say, have been waiting for.

Emma Raducanu takes on top seed Zheng Qinwen very shortly.

“Oh my god, it means so much to me!” Maria says. “It’s like the perfect example to never give up and always keep going, because I’m still here and living this dream, having my family with me and an amazing team.

“So much support and so much love and we’re really enjoying the ride today, let’s say. I’m super proud to be in the semi finals – I hope in a few years you will see my daughter in the same stage!

“At 5-4 [in the tie-break] I said start from the beginning, every point counts, and I really stayed calm and fought for every point.”

The interviewer points out that she’s 37 and a mother of two, which gets an enormous cheer from the crowd.

“For her it’s nothing better than to grow up on this tour, she wants to become a champion,” she says of her eldest, who is 11. How lovely.

An ace to seal it! Tatjana Maria is into the semi-finals!

Rybakina stands there in disbelief as she double faults.

The crowd have really got behind Maria and applause breaks out as she readies herself to serve.

Rybakina goes long and Maria has a match point at 6-4…

Maria leads 4-2 at the change of ends courtesy of some hefty serves.

Neither player blinks on serve. To a tie-break we go.

Maria takes first blood as the Kazakh nets.

Rybakina duly holds – and breaks back to force this one back on serve!

With an hour and a half on the clock, this one could still run for a while.