Wonderful game from Katie Boulter. The British number one has certainly found her feet on the grass now and some precision serving sees her hold to 15.

No board existed! Great to see the 89 years of previous women's champions at Queen's are now rightly being recognised.

The question is, who will be making history this week and taking their place on that board as the first winner for 52 years? How brilliant it would be for it to be a British player, and Katie Boulter will certainly have eyes on achieving that.

Ajla Tomljanovic holds from 30-30 and we remain on serve after that exchange of early breaks.

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen's

The board of previous winners really puts things into perspective when it comes to how long it has been since a woman was last crowned champion at Queen's.

No such board existed until this year when it was installed prior to the tournament, close to the board of past men's winners.

Those listed on the board are winners from 1884 to the most recent winner in 1973, Olga Morozova.

It will be a slice of history when there is a new name on there come Sunday.

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Excellent game from Katie Boulter, who has really warmed up now and settles a comfortable first hold of serve to 15. Two games in a row for the Briton now as she finds her rhythm on Andy Murray Arena.

Great response here from Katie Boulter after that opening setback.

The British number one wastes little time in setting up a couple of break points of her own and gets level at the first opportunity.

The two players are just taking a bit of time to settle in to their grass-court singles openers.

Ajla Tomljanovic is a tricky first-round opponent for Katie Boulter to have to face in her first singles match on a grass court this season.

The Australian won the only previous meeting between these two on grass at Nottingham in 2022.

And it is Tomljanovic who has made the better start here, as Boulter overhits a forehand to concede the opening game on a second break point.

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen's

Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter were full of smiles yesterday as they won their maiden match as a doubles partnership.

The British pair enjoyed themselves on a packed court one after fans had queued for over an hour to see the top two players in the British women's game.

They both get their singles campaigns under way today and will be hoping to make winning starts there too.

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Here's what's on the agenda today at Queen's Club.

Andy Murray Arena:

• Katie Boulter v Ajla Tomljanovic
• Emma Raducanu v Cristina Bucsa

Court one:

• Heather Watson v Yulia Putintseva
• Fran Jones v McCartney Kessler

Court five:

• Sonay Kartal & Jodie Burrage v Erin Routliffe & Lyudmyla Kichenok

Jess Anderson
BBC Sport at Queen's

It's been a drizzly morning in west London and that means play on court one was delayed for a little while. That affected Briton Heather Watson and her opening match but play is now under way...

On my way in there were lots of people in sundresses, shorts and sun hats. Rain was not really forecast so punters were perhaps caught a little off guard.

Perhaps their outfit choices will manifest some sunshine as it's still looking pretty gloomy out there.

BBC Two

This week is the first to see a women's tennis tournament at Queen's in over 50 years.

Olga Morozova was the champion when the iconic venue last hosted a women's tournament way back in 1973.

The women's tournament takes place this week, before the men's draw follows next week.

You can watch it all live on the BBC - as well as ATP and WTA events in Nottingham and Eastbourne, respectively, and Wimbledon qualifying before the grass-court Grand Slam begins on 30 June.

Tune in to BBC Two now or follow here on the BBC Sport website & app.

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Women's tennis is back at Queen's - and day one brought victories for Britain's Sonay Kartal and the newly-established deadly doubles duo Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu.

Today, Boulter, Raducanu, Heather Watson and Fran Jones begin their singles campaigns at the WTA 500 event, while Kartal partners Jodie Burrage in the doubles.

It's all happening on day two!

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Britain's Sonay Kartal secures the biggest win of her career as women's tennis returns to Queen's Club for the first time since 1973.

BBC Sport

Brits in Action

The British women’s number 1, Katie Boulter, will be looking to continue her good form on grass having won the Nottingham Open for the previous two years. She will be looking to be the first British women to win the event since Ann Haydon-Jones in 1969 and follow in her footsteps of winning both the Queen’s Club Championship and Wimbledon in the same year.

British men’s number 1, Jack Draper, is looking to continue his fine year with another win before Wimbledon. Draper won at Indian Wells earlier this year beating Holger Rune in straight sets and currently sits 5th in the world rankings, the highest of his career.

Best of the rest

American Madison Keys won her first grand slam this year, winning the Australian Open in January. She’ll be eyeing up her second grand slam at Wimbledon and a win at Queen’s could put her in a good position. Keys has previous success on grass from a 2023 Eastbourne win.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to continue his dominance on grass as he sets to defend his Wimbledon title for a second time. The Spaniard has won Queen’s once before in 2023, the year he won his first Wimbledon grand slam.

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