The Boodles Day 2 - Match summaries, highlights, interviews...
Andrey Rublev d. David Goffin 63 62
Andrey Rublev once again displayed his grass-court prowess at The Boodles with a straight-sets win over former Wimbledon quarter-finalist David Goffin. Rublev, who has fine-tuned his Wimbledon preparations at The Boodles for the past three years, entertained the crowd in the afternoon sunshine with a display of strong serving and ferocious forehands.
Andrey Rublev
“Playing at The Boodles is good because everybody is preparing for Wimbledon and all the courts are super busy (at the All England Club), but you have here empty, amazing gym, you have a practice court to practice, plus you are playing matches, and it's a really great preparation before Wimbledon.”
Henry Searle d. Alexander Shevchenko 63 75
British teenager Henry Searle made a perfect debut at The Boodles with a 63 75 win over Alexander Shevchenko. The 19-year-old who won the Boys Championship at Wimbledon in 2023 is making progress in the professional ranks and is looking forward to playing in the main draw at Wimbledon, a place that holds good memories.
Henry Searle
On the value of playing at The Boodles
“It's nice to kind of play stress free, with no real worry about the outcome. And you can try new things that you maybe wouldn't do in a normal match. It's good to know what you're capable of, and what other things you can kind of go to if you're in need of them.”
On returning to the All England Club
“It's nice. I mean, always walking past Court One it's a nice feeling and looking in, and we looked in the other day, and it was, it felt way bigger just looking from the stands than it did on the court. But it's really nice to know some of the staff members there, it's a nice feeling.”
Hannah Klugman d. Zeynep Sonmez 62 46 10-7
Talented British teen Hannah Klugman lived up to the hype in her first appearance at The Boodles with a match tie-break win over WTA ranked 88 Zeynep Sonmez. The 16 year-old displayed some of the skill that recently took her to the final of junior Roland Garros and has seen her awarded a Main Draw Wild Card for Wimbledon for the first time.
Hannah Klugman
On playing at The Boodles
“It's been amazing. The venue is so pretty, the court is amazing and the atmosphere was, I think it was really lovely. I think it's a really lovely event. It's my first time playing an exhibition, so it is something different. It's different but it's also nice, you know, it's kind of like a match scenario, a bit different to playing like a practice set on the practice court so it kind of makes it feel like it is a match and you're getting ready.”
On receiving the news of her Wimbledon Main Draw Wild Card
“I found out, actually, from Ian (Bates) right after my doubles match with Mika (in Eastbourne). I came off and I was about to drive home because I was expecting to play qualies in a couple of days, and that's what I thought. And no, he pulled me aside and said, you got a main draw and I was so grateful.”
Order of Play - Thursday 26 June 2025
2:30PM
Alex de Minaur v Alexei Popyrin
FOLLOWED BY
Camilo Ugo Carabelli v Sebastian Baez
NOT BEFORE 5:00PM
Rohan Bopanna / Marcelo Arévalo v Marcus Willis / David Stevenson
NB. Timings are all BST (Local)
*Please note Players are subject to change