LAURA ROBSON is hoping the new women’s event at Queen’s Club will one day have equal prize money with the men.
Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Naomi Osaka and Australia Open champion Madison Keys have signed up to play the HSBC Championships – it will carry 500 world ranking points for the champion – in the days after the French Open in Paris has concluded.
Robson, 31, is the new tournament director for the women’s tournament, having previously been in charge of the Nottingham Open.
“We’ve got less matches on Centre Court and on Court Two, more on the outside courts, to make sure that they’re still in perfect condition for the second week.
The prestigious Barons Court Tennis Centre will host the men’s ATP singles and doubles tournaments as normal in mid-June in the weeks before the Wimbledon Championships.
