Nottingham Open: Boulter wins all-British clash with Dart to claim semi-final spot

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