Emma Raducanu has broken her silence on rumours that she is dating Carlos Alcaraz.
It has been speculated that a romance has sparked between tennis stars Raducanu and Alcaraz.
The pair are set to link-up in doubles at the US Open in August, but speculation about a possible bond off the court has grown after she was seen supporting him at the Queen's Club Championships earlier this month.
Raducanu watched Alcaraz's last-16 tie against Jaume Munar and also showed support when he played on the weekend.
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The pair were spotted laughing and joking together and arrived at the venue just minutes apart, fuelling rumours of a tennis power couple.
Speaking at a press conference, Raducanu was asked whether they had discussed tactics for the US Open.
"No, it was fun yesterday. We were both on court with Evian," said the British No.1.
She added: "Yeah, we were just getting some volley practicing ahead of New York. Yeah, I'm really happy obviously to be playing with him. Yeah, we had a good time yesterday."
Raducanu was then quizzed about the dating rumours to which she smiled and replied: "We’re just good friends."
Raducanu, 22, and Alcaraz, 22, have both won the US Open, with the Brit winning the title in 2021 while the Spaniard won it a year later.
She claims they are just friends, having grown up together on the tour.
"He's so nice, very happy, amazing values and just a really positive light to be around," said Raducanu about Alcaraz when asked how their bond began.
"I've known him for years. Wimbledon 2021 was the first time I started getting to know him. He was always playing the day before me, I would see him win and then I would have motivation to win and get myself into that position too.
"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.
"We have a good relationship still. He's obviously overtaken me a lot, but it's nice that we have that from a while ago."
Topics: Emma Raducanu, Tennis
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