Nottingham Open: New British No 1 Boulter into final, beats qualifier Watson
Katie Boulter beat Heather Watson 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday and will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Alize Cornet and Jodie Burrage for the title
Katie Boulter (Action Plus / Panoramic)
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
