NOTTINGHAM – Katie Boulter’s bid for a hat-trick of Nottingham titles got here to an finish because the Briton was overwhelmed 6-3 3-6 6-4 by American McCartney Kessler on the WTA 250 occasion on Friday.
Eighth seed Boulter secured a service break early within the deciding set however Kessler stormed again to succeed in the semi-finals.
Boulter turned Britain’s primary when profitable the Nottingham title in 2023 and held it till being knocked off high spot by Emma Raducanu this week.
Kessler solely recorded her first fundamental draw Tour-level win on grass final week at Queen’s however is now eyeing a title on the floor. She is going to face both Slovak Rebecca Sramkova or Czech Linda Noskova within the semi-final.
Saturday’s different semi-final will function Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska and Poland’s Magda Linette.
Yastremska beat Canada’s fifth seed Leylah Fernandez 6-3 7-6(6), whereas Linette beat Clara Tauson 6-2 7-5 to succeed in a career-first semi-final on grass. REUTERS
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