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Emma Raducanu will return to singles play on Thursday afternoon at Queen’s, facing Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia. Raducanu dropped her doubles match with Katie Boulter on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 7-5 to the top seeds in the doubles draw, Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok, but the 22-year-old will be hoping to rebound against world No. 41 Sramkova. Raducanu defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-1, 6-2 in her first match. However, Sramkova, who defeated Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcíkova 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday, may be a tougher opponent. Before Raducanu, two British players will compete on the Andy Murray Arena, with Boulter taking on fifth-seeded Diana Shnaider. Boulter came back from a set down to overcome Ajla Tomljanovic in the round of 32. Heather Watson, who defeated Yulia Putintseva in the first round proper, will now face Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion. Our live blog will provide live coverage of Boulter and Raducanu’s bouts beginning at 12pm GMT. Following the Raducanu-Sramokova match, the top seed will face America’s McCartney Kessler, who defeated Britain’s Francesca Jones in her first set. Day four order of play Start time for Andy Murray Arena is 12pm [5]. Diana SHNAIDER versus Katie BOULTER [Q] Heather Watson vs. [4] Elena Rybakina. Emma RADUCANU vs Rebecca SRAMKOVA [1] Qinwen ZHENG vs McCartney KESSLER Court 1 – 12 p.m. start Timea BABOS and Luisa STEFANI versus [3]. Ellen Perez and Shuai Zhang [4] Asia MUHAMMAD / Demi SCHUURS vs. Yulia PUTINTSEVA / Elena RYBAKINA. Court 5 – 12 p.m. start Storm HUNTER / Desirae KRAWCZYK vs. [2] Anna DANILINA & Diana SHNAIDER How to Watch the HSBC Championship on TV and Stream in the UK The tournaments will be broadcast by the BBC. Every day beginning at midday, coverage will be available on iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, and the Red Button. The BBC’s decision not to carry the first doubles match between Raducanu and Boulter sparked significant controversy.