Donna Vekic and Katie Boulter are the only confirmed semifinalists at the 2026 Queen’s Club Championships after Friday’s women’s singles matches left Iva Jovic and Vekic through and left Emma Raducanu vs Kamilla Rakhimova unfinished. With Vekic backed for a th
Friday at the 2026 Queen’s Club Championships had the sharp feel of a tournament night that doesn’t quite stick to plan.
By the time play settled, Iva Jovic, Donna Vekic, and Katie Boulter had booked their places in the semifinals. But the schedule didn’t reach a clean conclusion. Emma Raducanu’s match with Kamilla Rakhimova could not be completed. which means the only confirmed semifinal right now is Donna Vekic vs Katie Boulter.
That pairing is not coming out of nowhere. Boulter holds the head-to-head edge 1-0 over Vekic.
What makes their semifinal feel loaded is the route each player has taken to get here. Vekic’s struggles over the past 18 months seemed to be repeating themselves when she lost in qualifying. Yet she has turned that disappointment into momentum as a lucky loser. winning her way through against Mika Stojsavljevic. Marie Bouzkova. and Karolina Pliskova.
Boulter’s run has been just as striking, and it hasn’t been built on routine wins. She reached this stage by overcoming Leylah Fernandez and Jaqueline Cristian, then delivered a stunning triumph over Elena Rybakina.
The two players also carry familiar history into this clash. Boulter has happy memories from their only previous meeting, when she was beaten by Vekic in the quarterfinal of the San Diego Open. Vekic then went on to win that title.
This time, the pressure may sit differently. Boulter has home-favorite energy—paired with the kind of confidence that comes from her superb performance against Rybakina—and she has reason to believe she can lift a second WTA 500 title. Vekic, though, is the player I’m backing to reach the final.
Her matchup profile matters. The Croat typically performs best against fellow big hitters, and her head-to-head record against Aryna Sabalenka is cited as proof of that pattern. If that mindset shows up against Boulter’s power—especially with a partisan crowd—Vekic’s chances rise.
There is also one detail that doesn’t fit neatly: Vekic’s underperformance when she played Boulter in San Diego was unusual for that kind of matchup. That discrepancy is exactly why this semifinal feels poised to stay tight.
Prediction: Vekic in 3.
The tournament still has one semifinal to confirm. after Raducanu’s unfinished match with Kamilla Rakhimova left the remaining spot unresolved. The moment another semifinal is confirmed. it will reshape the picture of what the final can look like—starting from this already-confirmed Vekic vs Boulter showdown.
2026 Queen’s Club Championships WTA Donna Vekic Katie Boulter Iva Jovic Kamilla Rakhimova Emma Raducanu semifinal
So Raducanu got eliminated or what? They said unfinished match like that means she’s done.
Boulter vs Vekic sounds like a typical “whoever hits harder” match. But I swear tennis is always chaos when rain or whatever happens.
I don’t get why they’re already saying Vekic in 3 if the tournament still has another semifinal to confirm. Like how do you predict the final match bracket while the bracket isn’t even complete lol
Katie Boulter home-favorite energy is real though, crowds can totally change everything. Also Vekic was a “lucky loser”?? I thought lucky loser means she lost and then got promoted automatically, but then how is that fair?? Anyway I’m rooting for Vekic just because the article keeps saying she’s the one to back.