Nottingham Open: New British No 1 Boulter into final, beats qualifier Watson

Wildcard Katie Boulter moved into the final of the Nottingham Open by winning against qualifier Heather Watson 6-4, 7-5 at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Saturday.

Boulter, ranked No 126, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Alize Cornet and Jodie Burrage next.

Boulter had been 4-1 down in the second set before coming back to serve it out herself.

Katie's MOMENT 🙋‍♀️@katiecboulter defeats Watson, 6-4, 7-5 to reach her first Hologic WTA Tour-level final! #RothesayOpen pic.twitter.com/DfRkiKALH2

— wta (@WTA) June 17, 2023

Ahead of her victory, Katie Boulter defeated qualifier Emily Appleton (6-1, 6-3), Ukrainian lucky loser Daria Snigur (7-5, 6-3) and qualifier Harriet Dart (6-3, 7-5).

Watson, ranked No 195, won against German Jule Niemeier (6-4, 6-3), German Tatjana Maria (6-4, 6-4) and Swiss Viktorija Golubic (7-6 (2), 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Nottingham tournament.

Nottingham WTA 250, other semi-final result (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303):

• Alize Cornet vs. Jodie Burrage