Brit tabs hype Raducanu-Alcaraz romance hopes

British tabloids have begun the pre-Wimbledon buildup by floating rumours of a budding Emma Raducanu-Carlos Alcaraz love match.

The red tops are apparently hoping that the dream pairing of the tennis duo might be the talk of the courts when main draw play begins on Monday at SW19.

A minor twig – the two will play one-off mixed doubles at the US Open in August – provided the fuel for a bonfire of speculation, with London’s Mail Online rolling out a body language expert to assess the pair of Grand Slam winners..

A headline insisted that the players “spark romance rumours as they are spotted laughing and joking together ahead of US Open team-up.”

The local expert also suggested that Raducanu exhibited “hair-preening” gestures and looked “coy” when the topic was raised.

Meanwhile, the Sun said the gossip was the ‘talk of Queen’s”, adding that ‘there is something going on between them’.

The body language guru said that Raducanu’s “gaze became evasive” when the talk turned to Alcaraz, like her, aged 22. The researcher added that Raducanu smiled as she mentioned past contacts with the Spaniard, playing with her hair like a “fan-girl.”

The pair first cema in direct contact at Wimbledon four years ago during the pandemic edition of the Grand Slam when they played doubles together.

‘He’s so nice, very  happy, amazing values and just a really positive light to be around,’ she said,

‘It was really cool to go through that tournament together and then I kept going through the US Open, we were staying in touch for the whole time and, yeah, it’s nice.’

Main photo:- Emma Raducanu watches Carlos Alcaraz at Queens Club