Nottingham Open: Burrage beats Cornet to set up first all-British WTA final since 1977 v Boulter
Jodie Burrage beat Alize Cornet 7-5, 7-5 on Saturday and will play wildcard Katie Boulter in the final
Jodie Burrage in Nottingham (Action Plus/Panoramic)
Jodie Burrage advanced to the final of the Nottingham Open by beating Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 7-5, 7-5 at Nottingham Tennis Centre on Saturday afternoon.
Burrage, ranked No 131, will play wildcard Katie Boulter next in her first WTA tour-level final.
The winning moment for @jodieburrage 🆚 Alize Cornet 😍
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 17, 2023
Jodie sets up an all-British final in Nottingham in the process 🇬🇧@WTA | #RothesayOpen pic.twitter.com/0WtnieQqh1
It will also be the first all-British WTA final since 1977, meaning one of the players will win her first-ever WTA-level singles title in front of a home crowd.
Jodie Burrage won against Czech Tereza Martincova (7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4)), Pole Magda Linette, the No 3 seed (7-5, 6-3) and Pole Magdalena Frech (6-2, 3-6, 7-5) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Cornet, ranked No 72, won against wildcard Katie Swan (2-6, 6-1, 6-4), Greek Maria Sakkari, the top seed (6-1, 6-4) and American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).
Nottingham WTA 250, other semi-final result (Nottingham Tennis Centre, grass, USD 259.303):
- Katie Boulter beat Heather Watson (Q): 6-4, 7-5
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