Queen's Tennis LIVE: Iva Jovic, Amanda Anisimova & Victoria Mboko in action

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Laura Siegemund v Amanda Anisimova

Last year's Queen's and Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova of America takes on a veteran of the WTA tour, and a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, in Germany's Laura Siegemund.

Will the second seed Anisimova win to set up a meeting with compatriot Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals, or can the 38-year old Siegemund put in a vintage performance to pull off what would be the first upset of the tournament so far?

The players are out on the court, it's time to find out...

Game, set, match!

Iva Jovic 6-2 6-2 Alexandra Eala

History repeats itself as just like at Roland Garros, eighteen-year-old Iva Jovic defeats Alexandra Eala in straight sets to advance to the quarter-finals at Queen's Club.

The second set started off better than the first for Eala as she was able to hold her opening service game this time around.

Any positive momentum for the Filipina was quickly snuffed out by the American Jovic, who served up back-to-back aces to level the set at 1-1.

A minor injury scare for Eala, who slipped at the start of the third game, was pounced on by Jovic, who at one point had three break points before finally taking a 2-1 lead.

Eala recovered well with some powerful cross court shots to push Jovic back, but the American returned in kind to force Eala to end multiple rallies by sending the ball straight into the net.

Another broken service game proved to be too much to overcome for Eala, as Jovic's confidence from taking a 4-1 lead guided her towards winning the final two games needed to wrap up the victory.

The reward for Jovic's efforts will be a meeting with the winner of our next match, as the eighteen-year-old American will face either Germany's Laura Siegemund or her fellow compatriot and second seed Amanda Anisimova.

Dominant Jovic takes the opening set

Iva Jovic 6-2 Alexandra Eala

It's a very impressive start from Iva Jovic as the American takes the opening set in commanding fashion against Alexandra Eala.

The set started evenly enough as Jovic broke Eala's serve in a tight opening game.

Jovic has very much been the aggressor, coming forward and playing at the net as well as using the forehand smash effectively to put Eala on the back foot.

Eala appeared to have let the pressure get the best of her in the fifth game, overhitting multiple shots to allow Jovic to break her serve for the second time to take a 4-1 lead.

Eala showed some signs of life by breaking Jovic's serve to make it 4-2 but that only seemed to refocus the American, who immediately broke back before a strong service game wrapped up a 6-2 opening-set win with two set points to hand.

Welcome to day three of Queen's 2026!

Welcome back to Queen's Club on day three after an eventful second day of the 2026 grass court season.

Yesterday we saw successful opening round wins for both of Great Britain's stars Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter in the opening round of the women's singles, as well as the triumphant return of an American icon as Serena Williams was victorious in her opening round match-up in the women's doubles alongside her partner Victoria Mboko.

Today, the attention shifts from a legendary figure of American tennis to someone hoping to follow in her footsteps as Amanda Anisimova will be in action against Germany's Laura Siegemund in the round of 16.

The 24-year old American was a finalist at Queen's Club last year, losing to current champion Tatjana Maria, before suffering a crushing defeat against world number three Iga Swiatek in the 2025 Wimbledon final.

Anisimova will be hoping to go one step further this year at SW19, and winning the Championship at Queen's Club this time around would certainly help to give her the momentum to win the first Grand Slam title of her career.

Before that though, the action at Andy Murray Arena will get underway with another American as 18-year old Iva Jovic will take on Alexandra Eala in the round of 16.

Jovic made her professional debut back in 2022 at the age of 14, winning her first WTA title at the Guadalajara Open in 2025 to move into the top 40 of the women's rankings. She has gone from strength to strength since and currently sits in 19th place in the world rankings.

Jovic will take on a very familiar opponent in Alexandra Eala of the Philippines as the two met in the first round of this year's French Open, which the American won in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.

The road to Wimbledon starts here at the Queen's Club with the women's tournament taking place this week before the men step up next week.

The Nottingham Open, Eastbourne and Wimbledon Qualifying are all on the way in the next three weeks before the big one kicks off at SW19 on Monday June 29th.

So... who's ready for some tennis?

Raducanu and Boulter lead the way for Brits

Emma Raducanu is hopeful her commanding first-round win over Anna Blinkova can serve as a "really good stepping stone" for her Wimbledon preparations.

The British number one was dominant for most of the contest on Tuesday, winning the first eight games without reply before going on to complete a 6-0 6-3 victory over the Russian qualifier.

"I'm so happy to have come through that match," the 23-year-old said.

"To be back here playing at Queen's, I haven't actually won a match for a few months and there isn't a place I would rather have done it. I'm really grateful for all the support."

'Really hard to sleep at night when you're in the middle of a match'

British number three Katie Boulter also reached the second round, although her win was less straightforward as she fought back from a set and a break down to beat eighth seed Leylah Fernandez 3-6, 7-6, (4) 7-5.

Their match was played over two days after play was suspended late on Monday with the Canadian leading 6-3, 3-3.

But Boulter, the world number 73, stepped up the intensity on Tuesday to force a deciding set before wrapping up the win after two hours and 45 minutes.

"I am really pleased with the way I came back today. I was a step slow last night and she was playing great," she said.

Williams rolls back the years on return at Queen's

Serena Williams rolled back the years at Queen's with a winning performance on her comeback to tennis after 1,375 days away from the sport.

Fans with the hottest ticket in town packed out the Andy Murray Arena on Tuesday evening to watch one of the greatest players of all time return to action.

Playing doubles alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko, the 44-year-old American didn't look a touch out of place as the pair won 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 to upset third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.

"It was so fun," Williams said in her post-match interview. "I had so much fun playing with Victoria. She was really able to hold up the team and play big on the big points. I could rely on her. We have never played together but it felt so natural."

Asked why she came back, she added: "I had nothing better to do, I got tired of sitting at home. My kids are out of school for the summer, so why not?

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