LOVE could be in the air for tennis stars Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu after they got tongues wagging at Queens.
Insiders said British ace Emma, was seen cheering on world No2 Carlos, last Thursday and on Saturday when he won the competition after beating Jiri Lehecka.
They claimed the pair also arrived at Queens within minutes of each other on both occasions Emma came to watch Carlos play.
A source said: “Emma and Carlos’ friendship was the talk of Queens – people think there is something going on between them because they have such a spark.
“He was apparently seen at her hotel last week and on Thursday and Saturday, when Emma went to support him, Emma’s car arrived just minutes after Carlos got to Queens with his team.
“Inside they were seen laughing and joking with one another.
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“They seem very happy and relaxed with each other”
The pair are going to be teaming up in the mixed doubles at the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship in August but insiders have tipped their partnership to spill into romance.
A second source added: “It wasn’t just the tennis lot who were talking about it.
“People who worked for the BBC and other broadcasters were all gossiping about it.
“The only love being talked about was about Emma and Carlos.”
Spanish Carlos – who is favourite now to win Wimbledon when the competition starts on June 30 – lamented his love life struggles last year.
When asked about relationships, he said: “I am single. I am looking for someone.
“It can be difficult as a tennis player to meet the right person because you are travelling all the time.”
Emma, ranked 38 in the world, said she’d struggled to find lasting love too – admitting her parents banned boyfriends when she was coming up the rankings.
She said: “My parents were very much against [boyfriends] as it interfered with training.
“When I was younger, I wasn’t even allowed to hang out with my girl friends.
“A lot of the time I was very resentful, but it made me very confident and comfortable in my own company.”
Fans of the tennis champs are keen for them to get together too – with comments on Emma’s last Instagram post inundated with comments about Carlos.
One fan joked: “I’m here to read comments about Alcaraz.”
Another added: “Future Emma Alcaraz.”
The pair will compete together in August when they enter the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship as a team.
He said of Emma: “She’s going to be the boss.
“I’m super excited about it. I think it’s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament.
“I know Emma since a really long time ago.
“I have a really good relationship with her. It’s going to be interesting.
“We are both going to enjoy, for sure. I will try to put my doubles skill on it.
“We will try to win. But obviously it’s going to be really fun.”
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