China could generate more than 100 artificial-intelligence breakthroughs on the scale of the DeepSeek large language model within 18 months, former People’s Bank of China deputy governor Zhu Min told the World Economic Forum’s ‘Summer Davos’ in Tianjin. Zhu said the coming wave of software innovations would “fundamentally change the tech nature of the whole Chinese economy,” citing the country’s deep pool of engineers, vast consumer market and state support for strategic industries.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its recommended exposure to emerging-market currencies to marketweight from overweight, signaling a more defensive stance toward developing-nation foreign-exchange markets. The bank’s research team did not detail individual currencies but said the shift reflects a reassessment of relative returns after recent gains in higher-yielding assets.

In a separate move, HSBC Holdings Plc downgraded shares of JPMorgan to Reduce from Hold and lowered its view on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to the same level while trimming Bank of America Corp. to Hold from Buy. HSBC said the sector’s post-rally valuations leave an "unattractive risk-to-reward profile" even as underlying fundamentals remain solid. The cuts come with major U.S. bank stocks trading near record highs.

U.S. mortgage rates have declined steadily over the past several weeks, reaching their lowest levels since early April 2025. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.67%, marking a fifth consecutive week of decreases, according to Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also dropped to approximately 5.80% to 5.57%, down from 6.25% a year ago.

Jumbo loan rates hovered around 6.80%. This decline in mortgage rates has prompted increased activity among homebuyers, who had previously remained on the sidelines. Market analysts and industry experts have noted this shift as a positive development for the housing market, with some predicting further movements in mortgage rates amid ongoing economic factors such as trade war deadlines.

London Climate Action Week opened on 23 June, marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement with a nine-day programme expected to draw some 45,000 participants to more than 700 events across the UK capital. Organisers have cast the festival as a springboard for stronger climate commitments ahead of November’s COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launched the week by pledging joint action against climate disinformation and urging national governments, technology platforms and media outlets to protect democratic debate and accelerate decarbonisation. Khan later told a Goals House gathering that London, the first global city to declare a climate emergency, will use the week to showcase urban leadership on climate solutions.

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At the 2025 Queen's Club Championships, also known as the HSBC Championships, Corentin Moutet secured a career-best victory over Taylor Fritz in the first round. Moutet saved a match point to come back from a set down and win 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-5, marking his second top-10 win of the year. This win advances Moutet to the round of 16. Meanwhile, the tournament reached the semi-final stage with Jiri Lehecka and Jack Draper competing for a place in the final.

Lehecka took the first set 6-4 on Andy Murray Arena, but Draper fought back to push the match into a deciding set. The tournament also features upcoming matches including Carlos Alcaraz versus Roberto Bautista Agut, Daniil Medvedev against Alexander Zverev, and Alexander Bublik facing Karen Khachanov in the ATP 500 events at Queen's and Halle. On the WTA side, Aryna Sabalenka is set to play Marketa Vondrousova, and Liudmila Samsonova will face Wang Xiyu in the Berlin WTA 500 event. Additionally, the ATP and WTA 2025 draws for Mallorca, Eastbourne, and Bad Homburg have been announced.

Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semi-finals of the Queen’s Club Championships in London with a 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 victory over world No. 9 Holger Rune. The 37-year-old broke the Dane twice in the deciding set to secure his first win against a top-10 opponent since October 2024 and his first tour-level semi-final appearance since the same month.

Bautista Agut will meet compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s semi-final. Rune had earlier reached the quarter-finals by defeating Mackenzie McDonald 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, but could not maintain that momentum against the veteran Spaniard.

Britain's Jacob Fearnley advanced to his first ATP Tour quarter-final with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over France’s Corentin Moutet at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London. The win, secured on home grass, marks a milestone for the 22-year-old, who is ranked British No. 2.

Fearnley recovered from dropping the second set to dominate the decider, breaking Moutet twice and sealing the match in just over two hours. The result continues a rapid rise over the past year for the Scot, who will face the winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the semi-finals.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Thursday that local financial markets "continue to operate in an orderly manner" following the latest interest-rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. While the currency board operator signalled confidence in near-term stability, it warned that the outlook for Hong Kong-dollar funding conditions and interbank rates remains uncertain.

Major lenders moved quickly to keep borrowing costs steady. HSBC maintained its Hong Kong-dollar prime rate at 5.25%, Standard Chartered left its best lending rate unchanged at 5.5%, and Bank of China Hong Kong also held its Hong Kong-dollar rates. The unchanged settings suggest banks are awaiting clearer signals on funding pressures before adjusting retail lending costs.

French qualifier Corentin Moutet produced the biggest victory of his career on Tuesday, saving a match point to defeat recent Stuttgart champion Taylor Fritz 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-5 in the opening round of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London.

Moutet, who entered the main draw through qualifying, recovered after dropping the first-set tiebreak and trailed again in the second before fending off a match point at 6-7 in the tiebreak to level the contest. He then secured the decisive break late in the third set to close out the two-hour, 45-minute contest.

The win marks the 25-year-old’s second victory over a top-10 opponent this season and stalls Fritz’s momentum just two days after the American lifted the Stuttgart trophy. Moutet advances to face the winner of the match between [next opponent not yet determined at time of match].

Kim Turnbull, the ex-girlfriend of Romeo Beckham, has publicly addressed rumors concerning her alleged romantic involvement with Romeo's older brother, Brooklyn Beckham. Turnbull denied ever dating Brooklyn, refuting claims that she was the cause of a family feud within the Beckham family. Her statement came amid ongoing speculation and media reports suggesting tension among the Beckhams. Romeo Beckham also responded to the situation by calling out what he described as "unnecessary lies" during the family drama following his breakup with Turnbull.

Meanwhile, other members of the Beckham family, including Cruz Beckham, have made cryptic public statements that appear to reference the ongoing family discord. The situation has attracted widespread media attention, with Turnbull emphasizing the difficulty of dealing with rumors that contradict her character and values. Despite the public scrutiny, Romeo Beckham was seen focusing on tennis at the 2025 HSBC Championships and spending time with family friends such as Gordon Ramsay. The Beckham family feud continues to be a subject of interest in the media, with various members and associates commenting indirectly on the situation.

Jiri Lehecka advanced to the second round of the Queen’s Club Championships in London with a straight-sets victory over world No. 12 Alex De Minaur on 17 June. The Czech world No. 30 broke the Australian’s serve in the opening game and never faced a break point, closing out the match 6-4, 6-2.

Lehecka fired 10 aces and conceded only six points on his own delivery, while De Minaur struggled with consistency, committing more than 30 unforced errors. The result eliminates last year’s runner-up and propels Lehecka into the round of 16 at the grass-court event, officially known as the HSBC Championships.

Holger Rune opened his grass-court season with a 6–3, 6–4 win over Australia’s Christopher O’Connell at the HSBC Championships in London on 16 June. The straight-sets victory marked the Dane’s first triumph on grass in 2025 and secured his passage to the tournament’s second round.

British player Dan Evans defeated seventh seed Frances Tiafoe 7–5, 6–2 on Monday at the HSBC Championships, held at Queen’s Club in London. The win, achieved on the venue’s Andy Murray Arena, sends Evans into the tournament’s second round.

The result marks Evans’ first victory over a top-20 opponent since 2023 and his first match win at Queen’s Club since 2021, providing a boost to the 34-year-old ahead of the grass-court season.

Germany’s Tatjana Maria completed a remarkable run from qualifying to win the HSBC Championships in London, becoming at 37 the oldest women’s singles champion on the WTA Tour since Serena Williams in 2020.

Maria defeated American Amanda Anisimova in the final and reached the trophy the hard way, eliminating Leylah Fernandez, Karolina Muchova, Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys en route. Muchova was the only player to take a set from the German during the week.

“My husband is an amazing coach, and to our beautiful girls, Charlotte and Cece, I love you both,” Maria said after claiming the first grass-court title of her career and her third tour-level crown overall.

In doubles, Asia Muhammad of the United States and the Netherlands’ Demi Schuurs edged Anna Danilina and Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-4 to leave London with the team title.

Top seed Zheng Qinwen advanced to her first career grass-court semi-final on Friday, defeating British wild card Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-4 in the Queen’s Club WTA 500 event. The 22-year-old Olympic champion recovered from 2-4 down in the second set to close out the match in 93 minutes and register her 19th tour-level victory of the season.

Raducanu, who secured the British No. 1 ranking by reaching the last eight with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Rebecca Sramkova a day earlier, said she was “not satisfied” with her level and would require “proper and careful management” of a lingering back issue ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on 30 June. The 21-year-old received on-court treatment for the problem during Friday’s loss.

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Madison Keys advanced to the semifinals of the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club in London following a comeback victory. She defeated her opponent, Zakharova, in the quarterfinals, hitting 40 winners over the course of two hours. This performance marks a continuation of what has been described as the best season of Keys' career. The tournament has progressed with the quarterfinals completed and the semifinals set to take place.

At the 2025 HSBC Championships, fifth seed Diana Shnaider advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Boulter in three sets. Elena Rybakina, the fourth seed, secured her place in the quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over Britain's Heather Watson, winning 6-4, 6-2. This marks Rybakina's first grass-court win of 2025 and her 27th victory of the year. Rybakina expressed satisfaction with her performance, noting the match was tough and that she improved as the game progressed, especially in the second set. Her win continues her strong record against UK players, standing at 6-0. Upcoming quarterfinal matches at the tournament include Rybakina versus Shnaider.

Emma Raducanu continued her strong start to the grass-court season at the WTA 500 HSBC Championships in London, overwhelming Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6–1, 6–2 in the first round and then taking the opening set 6–4 against Sramkova in the last-16 clash. Her progress will elevate her back to British No. 1 status.

Raducanu’s rise coincided with Katie Boulter’s exit; the Briton surrendered a set-and-break lead and fell to No. 5 seed Diana Shnaider in three sets, ending Boulter’s brief tenure atop the national rankings and sending the 20-year-old Russian into the quarter-finals.

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The 2025 Queen's Club tennis tournament featured several notable events and performances. The central court was officially renamed the Andy Murray Arena in honor of the five-time champion and former world No. 1, who received an emotional tribute during the inauguration. Murray apologized for his recent form during the ceremony.

In the women's singles, Beatriz Haddad Maia staged a comeback victory over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the first round but was later defeated in the round of 16 by Emma Navarro in a three-set match, despite holding a match point. Navarro's win marked her progression to the quarterfinals. Maria Sakkari also advanced after a three-set win over Karolína Muchová. British players had a strong showing, with Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter winning their first-round singles matches. Raducanu began her grass-court season with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Cristina Bucsa and, alongside Boulter, secured a doubles win before the pair were eliminated by top seeds Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok. Heather Watson also won her opening match. Sonay Kartal and Daria Kasatkina played a closely contested match, with Kasatkina forcing a decider after losing the first set. The tournament marked the return of women's tennis to Queen's Club for the first time in 52 years, highlighted by Raducanu's doubles debut and the renaming of the central court after Murray.

Antony M. Currie, the current chair of HSBC, is set to take on a new role at AIA, a leading pan-Asian life insurance group. This move has been described by Breakingviews as less surprising than it might initially appear, suggesting a strategic alignment or natural progression in Currie's career. The development was noted alongside reports of a dip in UK house prices and updates from the FTSE 100 index. The transition reflects ongoing shifts in leadership within major financial institutions in the region.

China could generate more than 100 artificial-intelligence breakthroughs on the scale of the DeepSeek large language model within 18 months, former People’s Bank of China deputy governor Zhu Min told the World Economic Forum’s ‘Summer Davos’ in Tianjin. Zhu said the coming wave of software innovations would “fundamentally change the tech nature of the whole Chinese economy,” citing the country’s deep pool of engineers, vast consumer market and state support for strategic industries.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its recommended exposure to emerging-market currencies to marketweight from overweight, signaling a more defensive stance toward developing-nation foreign-exchange markets. The bank’s research team did not detail individual currencies but said the shift reflects a reassessment of relative returns after recent gains in higher-yielding assets.

In a separate move, HSBC Holdings Plc downgraded shares of JPMorgan to Reduce from Hold and lowered its view on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to the same level while trimming Bank of America Corp. to Hold from Buy. HSBC said the sector’s post-rally valuations leave an "unattractive risk-to-reward profile" even as underlying fundamentals remain solid. The cuts come with major U.S. bank stocks trading near record highs.

U.S. mortgage rates have declined steadily over the past several weeks, reaching their lowest levels since early April 2025. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.67%, marking a fifth consecutive week of decreases, according to Freddie Mac. The 15-year fixed mortgage rate also dropped to approximately 5.80% to 5.57%, down from 6.25% a year ago.

Jumbo loan rates hovered around 6.80%. This decline in mortgage rates has prompted increased activity among homebuyers, who had previously remained on the sidelines. Market analysts and industry experts have noted this shift as a positive development for the housing market, with some predicting further movements in mortgage rates amid ongoing economic factors such as trade war deadlines.

London Climate Action Week opened on 23 June, marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement with a nine-day programme expected to draw some 45,000 participants to more than 700 events across the UK capital. Organisers have cast the festival as a springboard for stronger climate commitments ahead of November’s COP30 summit in Belém, Brazil.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo launched the week by pledging joint action against climate disinformation and urging national governments, technology platforms and media outlets to protect democratic debate and accelerate decarbonisation. Khan later told a Goals House gathering that London, the first global city to declare a climate emergency, will use the week to showcase urban leadership on climate solutions.

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At the 2025 Queen's Club Championships, also known as the HSBC Championships, Corentin Moutet secured a career-best victory over Taylor Fritz in the first round. Moutet saved a match point to come back from a set down and win 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-5, marking his second top-10 win of the year. This win advances Moutet to the round of 16. Meanwhile, the tournament reached the semi-final stage with Jiri Lehecka and Jack Draper competing for a place in the final.

Lehecka took the first set 6-4 on Andy Murray Arena, but Draper fought back to push the match into a deciding set. The tournament also features upcoming matches including Carlos Alcaraz versus Roberto Bautista Agut, Daniil Medvedev against Alexander Zverev, and Alexander Bublik facing Karen Khachanov in the ATP 500 events at Queen's and Halle. On the WTA side, Aryna Sabalenka is set to play Marketa Vondrousova, and Liudmila Samsonova will face Wang Xiyu in the Berlin WTA 500 event. Additionally, the ATP and WTA 2025 draws for Mallorca, Eastbourne, and Bad Homburg have been announced.

Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semi-finals of the Queen’s Club Championships in London with a 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 victory over world No. 9 Holger Rune. The 37-year-old broke the Dane twice in the deciding set to secure his first win against a top-10 opponent since October 2024 and his first tour-level semi-final appearance since the same month.

Bautista Agut will meet compatriot Carlos Alcaraz in Saturday’s semi-final. Rune had earlier reached the quarter-finals by defeating Mackenzie McDonald 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, but could not maintain that momentum against the veteran Spaniard.

Britain's Jacob Fearnley advanced to his first ATP Tour quarter-final with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over France’s Corentin Moutet at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London. The win, secured on home grass, marks a milestone for the 22-year-old, who is ranked British No. 2.

Fearnley recovered from dropping the second set to dominate the decider, breaking Moutet twice and sealing the match in just over two hours. The result continues a rapid rise over the past year for the Scot, who will face the winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the semi-finals.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Thursday that local financial markets "continue to operate in an orderly manner" following the latest interest-rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. While the currency board operator signalled confidence in near-term stability, it warned that the outlook for Hong Kong-dollar funding conditions and interbank rates remains uncertain.

Major lenders moved quickly to keep borrowing costs steady. HSBC maintained its Hong Kong-dollar prime rate at 5.25%, Standard Chartered left its best lending rate unchanged at 5.5%, and Bank of China Hong Kong also held its Hong Kong-dollar rates. The unchanged settings suggest banks are awaiting clearer signals on funding pressures before adjusting retail lending costs.

French qualifier Corentin Moutet produced the biggest victory of his career on Tuesday, saving a match point to defeat recent Stuttgart champion Taylor Fritz 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 7-5 in the opening round of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London.

Moutet, who entered the main draw through qualifying, recovered after dropping the first-set tiebreak and trailed again in the second before fending off a match point at 6-7 in the tiebreak to level the contest. He then secured the decisive break late in the third set to close out the two-hour, 45-minute contest.

The win marks the 25-year-old’s second victory over a top-10 opponent this season and stalls Fritz’s momentum just two days after the American lifted the Stuttgart trophy. Moutet advances to face the winner of the match between [next opponent not yet determined at time of match].

Kim Turnbull, the ex-girlfriend of Romeo Beckham, has publicly addressed rumors concerning her alleged romantic involvement with Romeo's older brother, Brooklyn Beckham. Turnbull denied ever dating Brooklyn, refuting claims that she was the cause of a family feud within the Beckham family. Her statement came amid ongoing speculation and media reports suggesting tension among the Beckhams. Romeo Beckham also responded to the situation by calling out what he described as "unnecessary lies" during the family drama following his breakup with Turnbull.

Meanwhile, other members of the Beckham family, including Cruz Beckham, have made cryptic public statements that appear to reference the ongoing family discord. The situation has attracted widespread media attention, with Turnbull emphasizing the difficulty of dealing with rumors that contradict her character and values. Despite the public scrutiny, Romeo Beckham was seen focusing on tennis at the 2025 HSBC Championships and spending time with family friends such as Gordon Ramsay. The Beckham family feud continues to be a subject of interest in the media, with various members and associates commenting indirectly on the situation.

Jiri Lehecka advanced to the second round of the Queen’s Club Championships in London with a straight-sets victory over world No. 12 Alex De Minaur on 17 June. The Czech world No. 30 broke the Australian’s serve in the opening game and never faced a break point, closing out the match 6-4, 6-2.

Lehecka fired 10 aces and conceded only six points on his own delivery, while De Minaur struggled with consistency, committing more than 30 unforced errors. The result eliminates last year’s runner-up and propels Lehecka into the round of 16 at the grass-court event, officially known as the HSBC Championships.

Holger Rune opened his grass-court season with a 6–3, 6–4 win over Australia’s Christopher O’Connell at the HSBC Championships in London on 16 June. The straight-sets victory marked the Dane’s first triumph on grass in 2025 and secured his passage to the tournament’s second round.

British player Dan Evans defeated seventh seed Frances Tiafoe 7–5, 6–2 on Monday at the HSBC Championships, held at Queen’s Club in London. The win, achieved on the venue’s Andy Murray Arena, sends Evans into the tournament’s second round.

The result marks Evans’ first victory over a top-20 opponent since 2023 and his first match win at Queen’s Club since 2021, providing a boost to the 34-year-old ahead of the grass-court season.

Germany’s Tatjana Maria completed a remarkable run from qualifying to win the HSBC Championships in London, becoming at 37 the oldest women’s singles champion on the WTA Tour since Serena Williams in 2020.

Maria defeated American Amanda Anisimova in the final and reached the trophy the hard way, eliminating Leylah Fernandez, Karolina Muchova, Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys en route. Muchova was the only player to take a set from the German during the week.

“My husband is an amazing coach, and to our beautiful girls, Charlotte and Cece, I love you both,” Maria said after claiming the first grass-court title of her career and her third tour-level crown overall.

In doubles, Asia Muhammad of the United States and the Netherlands’ Demi Schuurs edged Anna Danilina and Diana Shnaider 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-4 to leave London with the team title.

Top seed Zheng Qinwen advanced to her first career grass-court semi-final on Friday, defeating British wild card Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-4 in the Queen’s Club WTA 500 event. The 22-year-old Olympic champion recovered from 2-4 down in the second set to close out the match in 93 minutes and register her 19th tour-level victory of the season.

Raducanu, who secured the British No. 1 ranking by reaching the last eight with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Rebecca Sramkova a day earlier, said she was “not satisfied” with her level and would require “proper and careful management” of a lingering back issue ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on 30 June. The 21-year-old received on-court treatment for the problem during Friday’s loss.

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Madison Keys advanced to the semifinals of the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club in London following a comeback victory. She defeated her opponent, Zakharova, in the quarterfinals, hitting 40 winners over the course of two hours. This performance marks a continuation of what has been described as the best season of Keys' career. The tournament has progressed with the quarterfinals completed and the semifinals set to take place.

At the 2025 HSBC Championships, fifth seed Diana Shnaider advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Boulter in three sets. Elena Rybakina, the fourth seed, secured her place in the quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over Britain's Heather Watson, winning 6-4, 6-2. This marks Rybakina's first grass-court win of 2025 and her 27th victory of the year. Rybakina expressed satisfaction with her performance, noting the match was tough and that she improved as the game progressed, especially in the second set. Her win continues her strong record against UK players, standing at 6-0. Upcoming quarterfinal matches at the tournament include Rybakina versus Shnaider.

Emma Raducanu continued her strong start to the grass-court season at the WTA 500 HSBC Championships in London, overwhelming Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6–1, 6–2 in the first round and then taking the opening set 6–4 against Sramkova in the last-16 clash. Her progress will elevate her back to British No. 1 status.

Raducanu’s rise coincided with Katie Boulter’s exit; the Briton surrendered a set-and-break lead and fell to No. 5 seed Diana Shnaider in three sets, ending Boulter’s brief tenure atop the national rankings and sending the 20-year-old Russian into the quarter-finals.

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The 2025 Queen's Club tennis tournament featured several notable events and performances. The central court was officially renamed the Andy Murray Arena in honor of the five-time champion and former world No. 1, who received an emotional tribute during the inauguration. Murray apologized for his recent form during the ceremony.

In the women's singles, Beatriz Haddad Maia staged a comeback victory over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the first round but was later defeated in the round of 16 by Emma Navarro in a three-set match, despite holding a match point. Navarro's win marked her progression to the quarterfinals. Maria Sakkari also advanced after a three-set win over Karolína Muchová. British players had a strong showing, with Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter winning their first-round singles matches. Raducanu began her grass-court season with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Cristina Bucsa and, alongside Boulter, secured a doubles win before the pair were eliminated by top seeds Erin Routliffe and Lyudmyla Kichenok. Heather Watson also won her opening match. Sonay Kartal and Daria Kasatkina played a closely contested match, with Kasatkina forcing a decider after losing the first set. The tournament marked the return of women's tennis to Queen's Club for the first time in 52 years, highlighted by Raducanu's doubles debut and the renaming of the central court after Murray.

Antony M. Currie, the current chair of HSBC, is set to take on a new role at AIA, a leading pan-Asian life insurance group. This move has been described by Breakingviews as less surprising than it might initially appear, suggesting a strategic alignment or natural progression in Currie's career. The development was noted alongside reports of a dip in UK house prices and updates from the FTSE 100 index. The transition reflects ongoing shifts in leadership within major financial institutions in the region.