CAM: STAR CAN SHINE ON GRASS Dani doddle

EMMA RADUCANU will join David Beckham in paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II during the Platinum Party at the Palace concert on Saturday.

And the US Open champion has been backed to be crowned the Queen of Hearts by the British public when she returns to Wimbledon next month.

The world No.12 has recorded a special message to be shown during the jubilee party along with other national treasures like Beckham (left), Stephen Fry and Dame Julie Andrews.

Raducanu will then return to centre stage in the tennis world in the build-up to her home Grand Slam.

The Bromley teenager, who lost in the second round of the French Open, leapt to national fame in SW19 last year when she won three matches. This year, as a Major champion, she will have to handle very different expectations.

Her fellow British No.1 Cam Norrie said: “Hopefully she will go and embrace it.

“She needs to keep her head down, keep enjoying the tennis.

“I am sure she is looking forward to the grass.

“I think it is one of her best surfaces as well. It will be a lot of fun.

“She is very mature, very well spoken and hopefully she can let her tennis do the talking at Wimbledon.”

WORLD No.2 Daniil Medvedev swept past Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2 6-4 6-2 to reach the last 16.

He will next play Marin Cilic who crushed French veteran Gilles Simon 6-0 6-3 6-2 in probably his final match at Roland Garros.

In the women’s event, world No.1 Iga Swiatek is the only top 10 seed left in the draw after defeats for Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa yesterday.

The Pole extended her winning streak to 31 matches by beating Danka Kovinic 6-3 7-5.

Swiatek will face Chinese world No.74 Zheng Qinwen in round four.