The British tennis star has been trying to find her form ahead of the grass court campaign.
Katie Boulter hasn’t ruled out a future mixed doubles appearance with partner Alex de Minaur, but her tough season has continued having lost her British No.1 ranking during a brutal defeat at The Queen’s Club. Women are once again playing at the prestigious English tournament for the first time since 1973 and Boulter led the draw as the No.1 British ranked star.
However, Boulter’s rollercoaster form has once again seen her go down in the round of 16 in a three-set defeat to No.5 seed Diana Schnaider. With Alex de Minaur supporting Boulter at Queen’s, the 28-year-old struggled on her serve after making nine double faults in her loss.
And her latest setback means she will lose her No.1 British ranking to doubles teammate Emma Raducanu. The former US Open winner, Raducanu, reached the quarter-final at Queen’s as she starts to gather momentum before Wimbledon.
She faces a huge task against No.1 seed Qinweng Zheng in the next round, but has regathered the title of her nation’s best player. While Raducanu is also struggling for form in 2025, Boulter’s dip has seen her lose the No.1 ranking.
But Boulter was full of praise for Raducanu after acknowledging she had lost the ranking, before putting it behind her to team up with her British teammate in the women’s doubles at Queen’s. The pair won their first clash, but fell to Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the quarter-final.
Raducanu suggested she wants to team up with Boulter again in the near future, which leaves the question whether they will play doubles at Wimbledon in a few weeks. Although Boutler also hinted she would be open to playing doubles again with fiance de Minaur if given the opportunity.