Nottingham Open: Boulter wins all-British clash with Dart to claim semi-final spot
Katie Boulter won against Harriet Dart 6-3, 7-5 on Friday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between qualifier Heather Watson and Swiss Viktorija Golubic in the next round
Katie Boulter in Nottingham Action Plus / Panoramic
Wildcard Katie Boulter won the battle of the Brits at the Nottingham Open by winning against qualifier Harriet Dart 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.
Boulter, ranked No 126, will face the winner of the match between qualifier Heather Watson and Swiss Viktorija Golubic next.
🇬🇧 Katie Boulter is through to the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open after beating fellow Brit Harriet Dart.
They didn’t have the most friendly handshake at the net afterwards 👀 #BBCTennis pic.twitter.com/buzs9vPlKw
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 16, 2023
Ahead of her victory, Katie Boulter defeated qualifier Emily Appleton (6-1, 6-3) and Ukrainian lucky loser Daria Snigur (7-5, 6-3).
Dart, ranked No 143, beat Canadian Rebecca Marino (6-4, 6-2) and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed (6-0, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Nottingham tournament.
Nottingham WTA 250, other quarter-finals results (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Alize Cornet vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
- Heather Watson vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Jodie Burrage beat Magdalena Frech: 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
