India, June 29 -- Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu set the record straight on rumours of a romantic relationship with Carlos Alcaraz before the start of the 2025 edition of the Wimbledon Championships in London. The speculations, which have long been on social media, peaked after the US Open revealed that the two have been paired up for the new-look mixed doubles event later in August this year.

Ahead of the start of Wimbledon, Raducanu, who will take on teenage wildcard Mimi Xu in the first round on Monday, was seen practicing with Alcaraz on Friday. When asked if the practice had them discussing tactics for the US Open, she replied: "No, it was fun yesterday. We were both on court with (water brand) Evian.

"Yeah, we were just getti...