Emma Raducanu is said to be “besotted” with Carlos Alcaraz after her recent telling interview was analysed by a body language expert. The British tennis star is set to team up with the two-time reigning Wimbledon champion in the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament in August as the pair’s partnership have dominated headlines in the sport. While a romantic relationship between the duo has not been confirmed, rumours of a budding romance continues to fuel speculation. Raducanu , 22, conducted an interview with the BBC earlier this week where she opened up on how their partnership came together before she was asked whether she was aware of the internet insisting that the pair are “destined for each other”. A giddy Raducanu replied: “I’m glad the internet is having fun and we’re providing some entertainment for everyone” before she detailed when they began becoming friends. “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.” Following the interview, body language expert Darren Stanton admitted he believes the friendship between the tennis stars could allude into something more in the future. Speaking to OLBG , he said: “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.” With Wimbledon set to commence this weekend, Alcaraz enjoyed the best preparation possible after winning the HSBC Championships on Sunday beating Jiri Lehecka in the final. Raducanu faced differing fortunes as she was bounced out in the second round of the Lexus Eastbourne Open by 19-year-old Maya Joint on Wednesday.