Emma Raducanu is said to be "besotted" with Carlos Alcaraz, according to a body language expert who analysed her recent revealing interview. The British tennis sensation is set to join forces with the two-time reigning Wimbledon champion at the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament in August, as their partnership continues to make waves in the sporting world.

Despite no confirmation of a romantic relationship between the pair, rumours of a blossoming romance persistently stoke speculation. In an interview with the BBC earlier this week, the 22-year-old Brit opened up about how their partnership formed and responded to online claims that they are "destined for each other".

A visibly excited Raducanu said: "I'm glad the internet is having fun and we're providing some entertainment for everyone", before she went on to explain when their friendship began. "We go back a long way and I think we both started getting to know each other a lot more in 2021. When I had that little run at Wimbledon, I think he won in five sets in the first round or something.

"And then all through the US Open, he had a big breakout win against Stef [Tsitsipas] in the third round but I was always trying to, like, join him in the next round because he was playing the day before me. Ever since, we've stayed in touch and he's done so well since and continued winning. It's been amazing to see because we were speaking and friends before anyone won anything."

Body language expert Darren Stanton expressed his belief thatRaducanu may be harbouring feelings for her fellow tennis star, when speaking to OLBG. He commented: "I think Emma Raducanu is besotted with Carlos Alcaraz. In her interview with the BBC, you can see that her face lights up and her pupils dilate.

"You can tell when her emotion shifts from speaking about general tennis to when she gets asked the question about what's being said on the internet having fun on speculation. When she gets asked about the rumours, she shifts emotion because she starts to look down and left.

"Looking up is remembering general things and pictures as you're trying to think whereas when people look down and left, she's accessing something called internal auditory dialogue. She goes from instantaneously answering to considering what she's about to say very carefully. I'm not saying there's a full-blown relationship going on but there's one of two things.

"Either they're very close and there could be something there down the line or it's wishful thinking on her part because there's something that causes that emotional shift and it happens at the same time that she talks about general tennis to then talking about him and their relationship.

"I don't think it's anything yet so it could be a close friendship that could allude to something in the future or she really loves the idea of those two being an item." As Wimbledon gears up to kick off this weekend, Alcaraz had the perfect warm-up by clinching victory at the HSBC Championships on Sunday, defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final. In contrast, Raducanu suffered a setback as she was knocked out in the second round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open by teenage sensation Maya Joint on Wednesday.