EMMA RADUCANU and British number one Katie Boulter are set to compete at the new Women’s World Championship in London.

Women’s professional tennis will be returning to the Queen’s Club from for the first time in more than half a century from June 7-15.

Newly crowned Australian Open champion Madison Keys also joins the line-up alongside Naomi Osaka and last year’s Eastbourne champion Daria Kasatkina, with more names still to be announced for the WTA 500 event.

Boulter, who is setting her sights on her third grass-court title on home soil, said: “I used to watch the tournament every year growing up so to be able to compete at such a wonderful, historic, and iconic event to commence the grass-court season is an honour.

“We have some of the best women’s players in the world competing at Queen’s, and it takes the British grass-court swing to a whole new level.

“To win that title as a British player would an absolute dream and I will do everything I can to get myself in that position. Let’s make more history this summer.”

The Women's World Championship is the highest level of tournament in Great Britain outside of Wimbledon.