Tennis LIVE: Queen's suspended after one game as BBC make announcement

Play has been suspended at Queen's on day one of the British competition.

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16:02, Mon, Jun 8, 2026 Updated: 16:02, Mon, Jun 8, 2026

Play suspended at Queen's.

Play suspended at Queen's after just one match. (Image: BBC.)

The opening day of Queen's has been hit by severe delays and play has been suspended after just one match was played. Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng had only contested eight points against her first-round opponent, Jaqueline Cristian, before the umpire came down from their chair and halted the tie due to rain.

Weather conditions in west London had hampred the competition on day one, with the start to play delayed by over two hours. Three matches were scheduled to open the tournament, with Karolina Pliskova also going up 1-0 against McCartney Kessler before being told to stop. British wildcard Harriet Dart played only one point.

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42 mins ago16:02 Jack McEachen

Suspension update

Queen's have just announced that there will be no play until at least 5pm today due to the weather.

And just as that was read out on the tannoy, a collective groan could be heard across the Andy Murray Arena.

1 hour ago15:41 Jack McEachen

Current scores in first sets

Scores in games, not sets

Qinwen Zheng 1-0 Jaqueline Cristian

Karolina Pliskova 1-0 McCartney Kessler

Harriet Dart 0-0 Liudmila Samsonova

HSBC Championships - Day One

Qinwen Zheng in action at Queen's before the rain fell. (Image: Getty)

1 hour ago15:20 Jack McEachen

BBC announcement

The BBC began their broadcast of Queen's only when play was certain to get underway.

But they announced that until play could get going again, the Beeb would show a re-run of Venus Williams against Serena Williams at Wimbledon.

1 hour ago15:17 Jack McEachen

Early delays

Play was due to get underway at 12.45pm today, but was forcibly delayed due to rain hitting the venue.

We do not yet have a scheduled time for a restart.

1 hour ago15:16 Jack McEachen

Play at Queen's halted

The three first-round ties at Queen's were brought to a halt soon after they got underway.

Qinwen Zheng played just eight points before her clash with Jaquelin Cristian was suspended at 1-0.

Karolina Pliskova and McCartney Kessler played the exact amount of points before being informed by the umpire that rain was ending play.

British star Harriet Dart only managed one point before being forced back inside.

HSBC Championships - Day One

Play has been suspended at Queen's. (Image: Getty)

1 hour ago15:15 Jack McEachen

Good afternoon

Hello and welcome to a rainy west London, where play has unfortunately been stopped only moments after it got underway following a delay of over two hours.